Choose Time Clickers
Choose Time Clickers if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,857 Steam reviews back the pick.
Time Clickers vs Starsation
Time Clickers and Starsation both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Time Clickers (2015) is 6 years older than Starsation (2021). Time Clickers is free; Starsation is paid (9.99 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 Starsation
Choose Starsation if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Starsation launched in 2021.
Both Time Clickers and Starsation sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Time Clickers |  Starsation | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.9% positive (2,857 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Proton Studio Inc | FactKys Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Time Clickers (2015) is 6 years older than Starsation (2021).
- Time Clickers is free; Starsation is paid (9.99 USD).
- Time Clickers is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Starsation has no Deck rating yet.
Time Clickers vs Starsation — FAQ
- Should I play Time Clickers or Starsation first?
- If you want chronology, Time Clickers (2015) came out before Starsation (2021). 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 Time Clickers and Starsation similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Time Clickers free?
- Yes — Time Clickers is a free-to-play Steam title. Starsation is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does Time Clickers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Time Clickers is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Starsation doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.