Choose Colony Survival
Choose Colony Survival if you want an Indie game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.9% positive across 5,841 reviews.
Colony Survival vs Alek - The Lost Kingdom
Colony Survival and Alek - The Lost Kingdom both land in Action, Strategy, 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 Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam. Colony Survival (2017) is 4 years older than Alek - The Lost Kingdom (2021). Colony Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Alek - The Lost Kingdom (75% 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 Alek - The Lost Kingdom
Choose Alek - The Lost Kingdom if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Alek - The Lost Kingdom launched in 2021.
Both Colony Survival and Alek - The Lost Kingdom sit in Action, Strategy, and Adventure 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
 Colony Survival |  Alek - The Lost Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.95 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.9% positive (5,841 reviews) | 75% positive (248 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Pipliz | Jessy Lemieux |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- Colony Survival (2017) is 4 years older than Alek - The Lost Kingdom (2021).
- Colony Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Alek - The Lost Kingdom (75% positive).
- Alek - The Lost Kingdom is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Colony Survival (19.99 USD vs. 24.95 USD).
- Colony Survival has co-op; Alek - The Lost Kingdom does not.
- Steam Deck: Colony Survival is Deck Verified, Alek - The Lost Kingdom is Deck Playable.
Colony Survival vs Alek - The Lost Kingdom — FAQ
- Which is better, Colony Survival or Alek - The Lost Kingdom?
- On Steam reviews Colony Survival scores higher (91.9% positive) than Alek - The Lost Kingdom (75% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Colony Survival is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Colony Survival or Alek - The Lost Kingdom first?
- If you want chronology, Colony Survival (2017) came out before Alek - The Lost Kingdom (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 Colony Survival and Alek - The Lost Kingdom similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Alek - The Lost Kingdom have multiplayer like Colony Survival?
- No. Colony Survival supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Alek - The Lost Kingdom is listed as single-player only.