Choose Airships: Conquer the Skies
Choose Airships: Conquer the Skies if you want a Strategy game with Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort. 4,738 Steam reviews back the pick.
Airships: Conquer the Skies vs Mars Quest
Airships: Conquer the Skies and Mars Quest 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. Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) is 3 years older than Mars Quest (2021). Mars Quest is currently ~92% cheaper on Steam than Airships: Conquer the Skies (1.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Mars Quest
Choose Mars Quest if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 92% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mars Quest launched in 2021.
Both Airships: Conquer the Skies and Mars Quest sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Airships: Conquer the Skies |  Mars Quest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (4,738 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | David Stark | JRC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) is 3 years older than Mars Quest (2021).
- Mars Quest is currently ~92% cheaper on Steam than Airships: Conquer the Skies (1.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Airships: Conquer the Skies is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mars Quest has no Deck rating yet.
Airships: Conquer the Skies vs Mars Quest — FAQ
- Should I play Airships: Conquer the Skies or Mars Quest first?
- If you want chronology, Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) came out before Mars Quest (2021). 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 Airships: Conquer the Skies and Mars Quest 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.
- Do both Airships: Conquer the Skies and Mars Quest have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Airships: Conquer the Skies ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Mars Quest ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Does Airships: Conquer the Skies run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Airships: Conquer the Skies is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Mars Quest doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.