Choose Spacelords
Choose Spacelords if you want an Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,550 Steam reviews back the pick.
Spacelords vs Steel Graves
Spacelords and Steel Graves both land in Action, Strategy, 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 share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Spacelords (2017) is 4 years older than Steel Graves (2021). Spacelords is free; Steel Graves 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 Steel Graves
Choose Steel Graves if you want an Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Steel Graves launched in 2021.
Both Spacelords and Steel Graves sit in Action, Strategy, and 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
 Spacelords |  Steel Graves | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Movie | Action, Strategy, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 50.5% positive (1,550 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | MercurySteam | Aridide Production |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Spacelords (2017) is 4 years older than Steel Graves (2021).
- Spacelords is free; Steel Graves is paid (9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Spacelords is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Steel Graves has no Deck rating yet.
Spacelords vs Steel Graves — FAQ
- Should I play Spacelords or Steel Graves first?
- If you want chronology, Spacelords (2017) came out before Steel Graves (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 Spacelords and Steel Graves similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Spacelords and Steel Graves have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Spacelords ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Steel Graves ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Is Spacelords free?
- Yes — Spacelords is a free-to-play Steam title. Steel Graves is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does Spacelords run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Spacelords is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Steel Graves doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.