Choose Pandora: First Contact
Choose Pandora: First Contact if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Pandora: First Contact launched in 2014.
Pandora: First Contact vs Command: Chains of War
Pandora: First Contact and Command: Chains of War both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Pandora: First Contact (2014) is 3 years older than Command: Chains of War (2017). Command: Chains of War scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Pandora: First Contact (63.3% positive). 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 Command: Chains of War
Choose Command: Chains of War if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Command: Chains of War launched in 2017.
Both Pandora: First Contact and Command: Chains of War sit in Strategy and Simulation 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
 Pandora: First Contact |  Command: Chains of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 63.3% positive (420 reviews) | 93.8% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Proxy Studios | WarfareSims |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Pandora: First Contact (2014) is 3 years older than Command: Chains of War (2017).
- Command: Chains of War scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Pandora: First Contact (63.3% positive).
- Pandora: First Contact has co-op; Command: Chains of War does not.
- Command: Chains of War is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Pandora: First Contact has no Deck rating yet.
Pandora: First Contact vs Command: Chains of War — FAQ
- Should I play Pandora: First Contact or Command: Chains of War first?
- If you want chronology, Pandora: First Contact (2014) came out before Command: Chains of War (2017). 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 Pandora: First Contact and Command: Chains of War similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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 Command: Chains of War have multiplayer like Pandora: First Contact?
- No. Pandora: First Contact supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Command: Chains of War is listed as single-player only.