Choose Alien Shooter
Choose Alien Shooter if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.9% positive across 838 reviews.
Alien Shooter vs Alien Shooter TD
Alien Shooter and Alien Shooter TD 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. Alien Shooter (2009) is 8 years older than Alien Shooter TD (2017). Alien Shooter scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Alien Shooter TD (89.3% 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 Alien Shooter TD
Choose Alien Shooter TD if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Alien Shooter TD launched in 2017.
Both Alien Shooter and Alien Shooter TD sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Alien Shooter |  Alien Shooter TD | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.9% positive (838 reviews) | 89.3% positive (206 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sigma Team Inc. | Sigma Team Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Alien Shooter (2009) is 8 years older than Alien Shooter TD (2017).
- Alien Shooter scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Alien Shooter TD (89.3% positive).
- Alien Shooter is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Alien Shooter TD (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Alien Shooter is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Alien Shooter TD has no Deck rating yet.
Alien Shooter vs Alien Shooter TD — FAQ
- Which is better, Alien Shooter or Alien Shooter TD?
- On Steam reviews Alien Shooter scores higher (94.9% positive) than Alien Shooter TD (89.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Alien Shooter is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Alien Shooter or Alien Shooter TD first?
- If you want chronology, Alien Shooter (2009) came out before Alien Shooter TD (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 Alien Shooter and Alien Shooter TD 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.