Choose Unfortunate Spacemen
Choose Unfortunate Spacemen if you want an Action, Strategy, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 6,202 Steam reviews back the pick.
Unfortunate Spacemen vs Guillotine
Unfortunate Spacemen and Guillotine both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Unfortunate Spacemen (2020) is 2 years older than Guillotine (2022). Unfortunate Spacemen is free; Guillotine is paid (4.99 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 Guillotine
Choose Guillotine if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. Guillotine launched in 2022.
Both Unfortunate Spacemen and Guillotine sit in Indie 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
 Unfortunate Spacemen |  Guillotine | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.1% positive (6,202 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Geoff 'Zag' Keene, Deep Field Games | Felipe Rodrigues |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Unfortunate Spacemen (2020) is 2 years older than Guillotine (2022).
- Unfortunate Spacemen is free; Guillotine is paid (4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Unfortunate Spacemen vs Guillotine — FAQ
- Should I play Unfortunate Spacemen or Guillotine first?
- If you want chronology, Unfortunate Spacemen (2020) came out before Guillotine (2022). 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 Unfortunate Spacemen and Guillotine similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Unfortunate Spacemen and Guillotine have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Unfortunate Spacemen ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Guillotine ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Unfortunate Spacemen free?
- Yes — Unfortunate Spacemen is a free-to-play Steam title. Guillotine is paid (4.99 USD).