Choose Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Choose Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,027 Steam reviews back the pick.
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved vs Nex Machina
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved and Nex Machina both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (2014) is 3 years older than Nex Machina (2017). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved: 1,027 reviews, Nex Machina: 885). 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 Nex Machina
Choose Nex Machina if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Nex Machina launched in 2017.
Both Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved and Nex Machina sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.4% vs 90.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved |  Nex Machina | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.4% positive (1,027 reviews) | 90.7% positive (885 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Lucid Games, Aspyr (Linux) | Housemarque |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (2014) is 3 years older than Nex Machina (2017).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved: 1,027 reviews, Nex Machina: 885).
- Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Nex Machina (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Nex Machina has co-op; Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved does not.
- Steam Deck: Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved is Deck Playable, Nex Machina is Deck Unsupported.
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved vs Nex Machina — FAQ
- Which is better, Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved or Nex Machina?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved sits at 90.4% positive (1,027 reviews), Nex Machina at 90.7% (885). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved or Nex Machina first?
- If you want chronology, Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (2014) came out before Nex Machina (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 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved and Nex Machina similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.