Choose Pixel Starships
Choose Pixel Starships if you want an Indie, Simulation, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,337 Steam reviews back the pick.
Pixel Starships vs Hades' Star
Pixel Starships and Hades' Star both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Hades' Star (2019) is 4 years older than Pixel Starships (2023). Hades' Star scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Pixel Starships (73.5% 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 Hades' Star
Choose Hades' Star if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,221 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Pixel Starships and Hades' Star sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.5% vs 74.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Pixel Starships |  Hades' Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 73.5% positive (1,337 reviews) | 74.6% positive (1,221 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | SavySoda | Parallel Space Inc |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Hades' Star (2019) is 4 years older than Pixel Starships (2023).
- Hades' Star scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Pixel Starships (73.5% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Pixel Starships vs Hades' Star — FAQ
- Which is better, Pixel Starships or Hades' Star?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Pixel Starships sits at 73.5% positive (1,337 reviews), Hades' Star at 74.6% (1,221). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Pixel Starships or Hades' Star first?
- If you want chronology, Hades' Star (2019) came out before Pixel Starships (2023). 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 Pixel Starships and Hades' Star similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Pixel Starships and Hades' Star have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Pixel Starships ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Hades' Star ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Do Pixel Starships and Hades' Star both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.