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Vaultbreakers vs The Cycle: Frontier

Vaultbreakers and The Cycle: Frontier both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Both support cooperative play. The Cycle: Frontier is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Vaultbreakers has no Deck rating yet. 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 Vaultbreakers

Choose Vaultbreakers if you want an Adventure and RPG game with Steam Timeline.

Choose The Cycle: Frontier

Choose The Cycle: Frontier if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Cycle: Frontier launched in 2022.

Both Vaultbreakers and The Cycle: Frontier sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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

Vaultbreakers vs The Cycle: Frontier — Steam metadata comparison
Vaultbreakers — Steam game coverVaultbreakersThe Cycle: Frontier — Steam game coverThe Cycle: Frontier
Released2022
GenresAction, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To PlayAction, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Unsupported
PricePrice unknownPrice unknown
Steam reviews77.4% positive (283 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, Co-opMulti-player, Online Co-op, Co-op
DevelopersBetaDwarfYAGER

Side by side

Vaultbreakers vs The Cycle: Frontier — FAQ

Are Vaultbreakers and The Cycle: Frontier similar?
They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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.
Do both Vaultbreakers and The Cycle: Frontier have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Vaultbreakers ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Cycle: Frontier ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
Vaultbreakers vs The Cycle: Frontier — Verdict (2026) · imho.run