Choose Alteil: Horizons
Choose Alteil: Horizons if you want an Indie game with Multi-player and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Alteil: Horizons launched in 2016.
Alteil: Horizons vs The Awakening
Alteil: Horizons and The Awakening both land in Strategy, 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, Free To Play on Steam. Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 1 year older than The Awakening (2017). Alteil: Horizons scores higher on Steam reviews (48.9% positive) than The Awakening (40.6% 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 The Awakening
Choose The Awakening if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Awakening launched in 2017.
Both Alteil: Horizons and The Awakening sit in Strategy and Free To Play on Steam and both list Online 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 |  The Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 48.9% positive (90 reviews) | 40.6% positive (32 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Apocoplay LLC, Ludeme Games, Coreedge Inc | Dark Polygon Ltda., Jalomot Ltda. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 1 year older than The Awakening (2017).
- Alteil: Horizons scores higher on Steam reviews (48.9% positive) than The Awakening (40.6% positive).
- Alteil: Horizons is free; The Awakening is paid (Price unknown).
Alteil: Horizons vs The Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play Alteil: Horizons or The Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Alteil: Horizons (2016) came out before The Awakening (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 Alteil: Horizons and The Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Is Alteil: Horizons free?
- Yes — Alteil: Horizons is a free-to-play Steam title. The Awakening is paid (Price unknown).