Choose Echoes+
Choose Echoes+ if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Echoes+ launched in 2015.
Echoes+ vs Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race
Echoes+ and Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race 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. Echoes+ (2015) is 5 years older than Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2020). Echoes+ is free; Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race is paid (2.99 USD). 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 Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race
Choose Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race launched in 2020.
Both Echoes+ and Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race 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
 Echoes+ |  Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (527 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Binary Zoo | Myke Wills |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Echoes+ (2015) is 5 years older than Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2020).
- Echoes+ is free; Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race is paid (2.99 USD).
- Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race has co-op; Echoes+ does not.
Echoes+ vs Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race — FAQ
- Should I play Echoes+ or Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race first?
- If you want chronology, Echoes+ (2015) came out before Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2020). 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 Echoes+ and Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race 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 Echoes+ have multiplayer like Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race?
- No. Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Echoes+ is listed as single-player only.
- Is Echoes+ free?
- Yes — Echoes+ is a free-to-play Steam title. Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race is paid (2.99 USD).