Choose The Away Team: Lost Exodus
Choose The Away Team: Lost Exodus if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Away Team: Lost Exodus launched in 2016.
The Away Team: Lost Exodus vs StarStruck
The Away Team: Lost Exodus and StarStruck both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. The Away Team: Lost Exodus (2016) is 8 years older than StarStruck (2024). The Away Team: Lost Exodus is free; StarStruck is paid (11.99 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 StarStruck
Choose StarStruck if you want an Action, RPG, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. StarStruck launched in 2024.
Both The Away Team: Lost Exodus and StarStruck sit in Indie, Adventure, 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
 The Away Team: Lost Exodus |  StarStruck | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (75 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Underflow Studios | Strawberrytail |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- The Away Team: Lost Exodus (2016) is 8 years older than StarStruck (2024).
- The Away Team: Lost Exodus is free; StarStruck is paid (11.99 USD).
The Away Team: Lost Exodus vs StarStruck — FAQ
- Should I play The Away Team: Lost Exodus or StarStruck first?
- If you want chronology, The Away Team: Lost Exodus (2016) came out before StarStruck (2024). 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 The Away Team: Lost Exodus and StarStruck similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Is The Away Team: Lost Exodus free?
- Yes — The Away Team: Lost Exodus is a free-to-play Steam title. StarStruck is paid (11.99 USD).