Choose Skillshot City
Choose Skillshot City if you want a Free To Play and Early Access game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,140 Steam reviews back the pick.
Skillshot City vs Vintage Year
Skillshot City and Vintage Year both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Vintage Year (2015) is 2 years older than Skillshot City (2017). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Skillshot City: 1,140 reviews, Vintage Year: 39). 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 Vintage Year
Choose Vintage Year if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Vintage Year launched in 2015.
Both Skillshot City and Vintage Year sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.8% vs 87.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Skillshot City |  Vintage Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.8% positive (1,140 reviews) | 87.2% positive (39 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ben Johnson (bencelot) | Nooner Bear Studio LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Vintage Year (2015) is 2 years older than Skillshot City (2017).
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Skillshot City: 1,140 reviews, Vintage Year: 39).
- Skillshot City is free; Vintage Year is paid (3.99 USD).
- Skillshot City has co-op; Vintage Year does not.
- Skillshot City is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Vintage Year has no Deck rating yet.
Skillshot City vs Vintage Year — FAQ
- Should I play Skillshot City or Vintage Year first?
- If you want chronology, Vintage Year (2015) came out before Skillshot City (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 Skillshot City and Vintage Year similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Vintage Year have multiplayer like Skillshot City?
- No. Skillshot City supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Vintage Year is listed as single-player only.
- Is Skillshot City free?
- Yes — Skillshot City is a free-to-play Steam title. Vintage Year is paid (3.99 USD).
- Does Skillshot City run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Skillshot City is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Vintage Year doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.