Choose LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action!
Choose LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! if you want an Action and Simulation experience.
LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! vs Distant Colony
LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! and Distant Colony both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Distant Colony
Choose Distant Colony if you want the DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support side of the pairing.
Both LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! and Distant Colony sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! |  Distant Colony | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cubic Pie | Asteroid Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! vs Distant Colony — FAQ
- Are LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! and Distant Colony similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.