Choose Total Backfire
Choose Total Backfire if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing.
Total Backfire vs Outerstellar Aura
Total Backfire and Outerstellar Aura 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. Both support cooperative play. 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 Outerstellar Aura
Choose Outerstellar Aura if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Total Backfire and Outerstellar Aura sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Total Backfire |  Outerstellar Aura | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Alien Tech Games | Strange Horizons |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Total Backfire vs Outerstellar Aura — FAQ
- Are Total Backfire and Outerstellar Aura 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 Total Backfire and Outerstellar Aura have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Total Backfire ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Outerstellar Aura ships Online Co-op, Co-op.