Choose Colony Survival
Choose Colony Survival if you want an Action, Strategy, and Early Access game with LAN PvP and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 5,841 Steam reviews back the pick.
Colony Survival vs FortressCraft : Chapter 1
Colony Survival and FortressCraft : Chapter 1 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. Colony Survival (2017) is 4 years older than FortressCraft : Chapter 1 (2021). Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Colony Survival: 5,841 reviews, FortressCraft : Chapter 1: 35). 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 FortressCraft : Chapter 1
Choose FortressCraft : Chapter 1 if you want a Casual game with MMO. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. FortressCraft : Chapter 1 launched in 2021.
Both Colony Survival and FortressCraft : Chapter 1 sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.9% vs 91.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Colony Survival |  FortressCraft : Chapter 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.95 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.9% positive (5,841 reviews) | 91.4% positive (35 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Pipliz | ProjectorGames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Colony Survival (2017) is 4 years older than FortressCraft : Chapter 1 (2021).
- Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Colony Survival: 5,841 reviews, FortressCraft : Chapter 1: 35).
- FortressCraft : Chapter 1 is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Colony Survival (9.99 USD vs. 24.95 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Colony Survival is Deck Verified, FortressCraft : Chapter 1 is Deck Unsupported.
Colony Survival vs FortressCraft : Chapter 1 — FAQ
- Should I play Colony Survival or FortressCraft : Chapter 1 first?
- If you want chronology, Colony Survival (2017) came out before FortressCraft : Chapter 1 (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 FortressCraft : Chapter 1 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.
- Do both Colony Survival and FortressCraft : Chapter 1 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Colony Survival ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; FortressCraft : Chapter 1 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.