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Choose Squad if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. 82,330 Steam reviews back the pick.
Squad vs Insurgency: Sandstorm
Squad and Insurgency: Sandstorm 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. Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018) is 2 years older than Squad (2020). Insurgency: Sandstorm scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Squad (84.1% 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 Insurgency: Sandstorm
Choose Insurgency: Sandstorm if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.4% positive across 59,257 reviews.
Both Squad and Insurgency: Sandstorm sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Squad |  Insurgency: Sandstorm | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.1% positive (82,330 reviews) | 86.4% positive (59,257 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Offworld | New World Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018) is 2 years older than Squad (2020).
- Insurgency: Sandstorm scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Squad (84.1% positive).
- Insurgency: Sandstorm is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Squad (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Squad vs Insurgency: Sandstorm — FAQ
- Which is better, Squad or Insurgency: Sandstorm?
- On Steam reviews Insurgency: Sandstorm scores higher (86.4% positive) than Squad (84.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Insurgency: Sandstorm is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Squad or Insurgency: Sandstorm first?
- If you want chronology, Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018) came out before Squad (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 Squad and Insurgency: Sandstorm 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.
- Do both Squad and Insurgency: Sandstorm have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Squad ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Insurgency: Sandstorm ships Online Co-op, Co-op.