Choose Icarus-X: Tides of Fire
Choose Icarus-X: Tides of Fire if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Icarus-X: Tides of Fire launched in 2015.
Icarus-X: Tides of Fire vs Spaceship Looter
Icarus-X: Tides of Fire and Spaceship Looter both land in Action, Indie, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Icarus-X: Tides of Fire (2015) is 2 years older than Spaceship Looter (2017). Spaceship Looter is free; Icarus-X: Tides of Fire is paid (4.99 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 Spaceship Looter
Choose Spaceship Looter if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Spaceship Looter launched in 2017.
Both Icarus-X: Tides of Fire and Spaceship Looter sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Icarus-X: Tides of Fire |  Spaceship Looter | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 58.9% positive (90 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | The Quadsphere | Luxorix Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Icarus-X: Tides of Fire (2015) is 2 years older than Spaceship Looter (2017).
- Spaceship Looter is free; Icarus-X: Tides of Fire is paid (4.99 USD).
- Spaceship Looter is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Icarus-X: Tides of Fire has no Deck rating yet.
Icarus-X: Tides of Fire vs Spaceship Looter — FAQ
- Should I play Icarus-X: Tides of Fire or Spaceship Looter first?
- If you want chronology, Icarus-X: Tides of Fire (2015) came out before Spaceship Looter (2017). 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 Icarus-X: Tides of Fire and Spaceship Looter similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, RPG 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.
- Is Spaceship Looter free?
- Yes — Spaceship Looter is a free-to-play Steam title. Icarus-X: Tides of Fire is paid (4.99 USD).