Choose Star Control®: Origins
Choose Star Control®: Origins if you want a Simulation game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. 1,648 Steam reviews back the pick.
Star Control®: Origins vs Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy
Star Control®: Origins and Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy 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 7 years older than Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy (2025). Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Star Control®: Origins (4.99 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 Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy
Choose Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy if you want an Indie game with Custom Volume Controls and Save Anytime. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy launched in 2025.
Both Star Control®: Origins and Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy sit in Action 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
 Star Control®: Origins |  Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (1,648 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stardock Entertainment | Mac S |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Star Control®: Origins (2018) is 7 years older than Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy (2025).
- Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Star Control®: Origins (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Star Control®: Origins is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy has no Deck rating yet.
Star Control®: Origins vs Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy — FAQ
- Should I play Star Control®: Origins or Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy first?
- If you want chronology, Star Control®: Origins (2018) came out before Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy (2025). 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 Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy 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.
- Does Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy have multiplayer like Star Control®: Origins?
- No. Star Control®: Origins supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Ankhway: The Interplanetary Legacy is listed as single-player only.