Choose Astro Lords
Choose Astro Lords if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Astro Lords launched in 2015.
Astro Lords vs Rise - The Vieneo Province
Astro Lords and Rise - The Vieneo Province both land in Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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 Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Astro Lords (2015) is 5 years older than Rise - The Vieneo Province (2020). Rise - The Vieneo Province scores higher on Steam reviews (70% positive) than Astro Lords (61.8% 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 Rise - The Vieneo Province
Choose Rise - The Vieneo Province if you want a Simulation and RPG game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rise - The Vieneo Province launched in 2020.
Both Astro Lords and Rise - The Vieneo Province sit in Indie and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and 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
 Astro Lords |  Rise - The Vieneo Province | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.8% positive (55 reviews) | 70% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Aratog LLC | Unistellar Industries, LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Astro Lords (2015) is 5 years older than Rise - The Vieneo Province (2020).
- Rise - The Vieneo Province scores higher on Steam reviews (70% positive) than Astro Lords (61.8% positive).
- Astro Lords is free; Rise - The Vieneo Province is paid (19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Rise - The Vieneo Province is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Astro Lords has no Deck rating yet.
Astro Lords vs Rise - The Vieneo Province — FAQ
- Should I play Astro Lords or Rise - The Vieneo Province first?
- If you want chronology, Astro Lords (2015) came out before Rise - The Vieneo Province (2020). 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 Astro Lords and Rise - The Vieneo Province similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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 Astro Lords and Rise - The Vieneo Province have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Astro Lords ships Co-op; Rise - The Vieneo Province ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Astro Lords free?
- Yes — Astro Lords is a free-to-play Steam title. Rise - The Vieneo Province is paid (19.99 USD).