Choose Distant Colony
Choose Distant Colony if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Distant Colony vs Stellar Shipyard
Distant Colony and Stellar Shipyard both land in Indie, Adventure 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Stellar Shipyard has co-op; Distant Colony 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 Stellar Shipyard
Choose Stellar Shipyard if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Distant Colony and Stellar Shipyard sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list DualShock Controller Support, 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
 Distant Colony |  Stellar Shipyard | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Asteroid Games | Ursa Dev |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Stellar Shipyard has co-op; Distant Colony does not.
Distant Colony vs Stellar Shipyard — FAQ
- Are Distant Colony and Stellar Shipyard similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Distant Colony have multiplayer like Stellar Shipyard?
- No. Stellar Shipyard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Distant Colony is listed as single-player only.