Choose Alteil: Horizons
Choose Alteil: Horizons if you want a Free To Play experience. Alteil: Horizons launched in 2016.
Alteil: Horizons vs Rival Books of Aster
Alteil: Horizons and Rival Books of Aster both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 8 years older than Rival Books of Aster (2024). Rival Books of Aster scores higher on Steam reviews (72% positive) than Alteil: Horizons (48.9% 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 Rival Books of Aster
Choose Rival Books of Aster if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rival Books of Aster launched in 2024.
Both Alteil: Horizons and Rival Books of Aster sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Alteil: Horizons |  Rival Books of Aster | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 48.9% positive (90 reviews) | 72% positive (50 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Apocoplay LLC, Ludeme Games, Coreedge Inc | Games by Stitch |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 8 years older than Rival Books of Aster (2024).
- Rival Books of Aster scores higher on Steam reviews (72% positive) than Alteil: Horizons (48.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
Alteil: Horizons vs Rival Books of Aster — FAQ
- Should I play Alteil: Horizons or Rival Books of Aster first?
- If you want chronology, Alteil: Horizons (2016) came out before Rival Books of Aster (2024). 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 Alteil: Horizons and Rival Books of Aster similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.