Choose Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Choose Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition if you want the Multi-player and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.6% positive across 1,046 reviews.
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition vs Space Colony: Steam Edition
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition and Space Colony: Steam Edition both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Space Colony: Steam Edition (2015) is 1 year older than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016). Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (87.6% positive) than Space Colony: Steam Edition (79.6% 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 Space Colony: Steam Edition
Choose Space Colony: Steam Edition if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Space Colony: Steam Edition launched in 2015.
Both Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition and Space Colony: Steam Edition sit in Strategy and Simulation 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
 Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition |  Space Colony: Steam Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2015 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (1,046 reviews) | 79.6% positive (318 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | Firefly Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Space Colony: Steam Edition (2015) is 1 year older than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016).
- Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (87.6% positive) than Space Colony: Steam Edition (79.6% positive).
- Space Colony: Steam Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition has co-op; Space Colony: Steam Edition does not.
- Steam Deck: Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition is Deck Unsupported, Space Colony: Steam Edition is Deck Playable.
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition vs Space Colony: Steam Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition or Space Colony: Steam Edition?
- On Steam reviews Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition scores higher (87.6% positive) than Space Colony: Steam Edition (79.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition or Space Colony: Steam Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Space Colony: Steam Edition (2015) came out before Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016). 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 Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition and Space Colony: Steam Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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 Space Colony: Steam Edition have multiplayer like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition?
- No. Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while Space Colony: Steam Edition is listed as single-player only.