Choose Red Pistol
Choose Red Pistol if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Red Pistol launched in 2025.
Red Pistol vs BSG: Big Space Guns
Red Pistol and BSG: Big Space Guns 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. Red Pistol (2025) is 1 year older than BSG: Big Space Guns (2026). BSG: Big Space Guns has co-op; Red Pistol does not. 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 BSG: Big Space Guns
Choose BSG: Big Space Guns if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. BSG: Big Space Guns launched in 2026.
Both Red Pistol and BSG: Big Space Guns sit in Action and Indie 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
 Red Pistol |  BSG: Big Space Guns | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (10 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Ace Horizon Studios | Mute |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Red Pistol (2025) is 1 year older than BSG: Big Space Guns (2026).
- BSG: Big Space Guns has co-op; Red Pistol does not.
- Red Pistol is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; BSG: Big Space Guns has no Deck rating yet.
Red Pistol vs BSG: Big Space Guns — FAQ
- Should I play Red Pistol or BSG: Big Space Guns first?
- If you want chronology, Red Pistol (2025) came out before BSG: Big Space Guns (2026). 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 Red Pistol and BSG: Big Space Guns 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 Red Pistol have multiplayer like BSG: Big Space Guns?
- No. BSG: Big Space Guns supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op), while Red Pistol is listed as single-player only.
- Does Red Pistol run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Red Pistol is rated Deck Playable by Valve. BSG: Big Space Guns doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.