Should I play Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear or Lost Patrol first?

If you want chronology, Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (2015) came out before Lost Patrol (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 Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Lost Patrol similar?

They overlap on Action 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.

Does Lost Patrol have multiplayer like Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear?

No. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Lost Patrol is listed as single-player only.

Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear vs Lost Patrol

Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Lost Patrol both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (2015) is 5 years older than Lost Patrol (2020). Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Lost Patrol (3.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD). 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 Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear

Choose Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear launched in 2015.

Choose Lost Patrol

Choose Lost Patrol if you want a Simulation and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lost Patrol launched in 2020.

Both Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Lost Patrol sit in Action on Steam, 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.

Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear vs Lost Patrol — Steam metadata comparison
	Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear	Lost Patrol
Released	2015	2020
Genres	Action	Action, Simulation, RPG
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	3.99 USD	5.99 USD
Steam reviews	67.9% positive (56 reviews)	5 reviews
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Single-player only
Developers	Teyon	Shadow Development

Side by side

Both are Action games on Steam.
Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (2015) is 5 years older than Lost Patrol (2020).
Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Lost Patrol (3.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).