Choose Star Control®: Origins
Choose Star Control®: Origins if you want a Simulation experience. 1,648 Steam reviews back the pick.
Star Control®: Origins vs UFO : Brawlers from Beyond
Star Control®: Origins and UFO : Brawlers from Beyond both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure on Steam. Star Control®: Origins (2018) is 2 years older than UFO : Brawlers from Beyond (2020). UFO : Brawlers from Beyond is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Star Control®: Origins (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 UFO : Brawlers from Beyond
Choose UFO : Brawlers from Beyond if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. UFO : Brawlers from Beyond launched in 2020.
Both Star Control®: Origins and UFO : Brawlers from Beyond sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Star Control®: Origins |  UFO : Brawlers from Beyond | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (1,648 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Stardock Entertainment | Pringo Dingo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Star Control®: Origins (2018) is 2 years older than UFO : Brawlers from Beyond (2020).
- UFO : Brawlers from Beyond is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Star Control®: Origins (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Star Control®: Origins is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; UFO : Brawlers from Beyond has no Deck rating yet.
Star Control®: Origins vs UFO : Brawlers from Beyond — FAQ
- Should I play Star Control®: Origins or UFO : Brawlers from Beyond first?
- If you want chronology, Star Control®: Origins (2018) came out before UFO : Brawlers from Beyond (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Star Control®: Origins and UFO : Brawlers from Beyond similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.