Choose Spacelords
Choose Spacelords if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. 1,550 Steam reviews back the pick.
Spacelords vs Rogue Company
Spacelords and Rogue Company both land in Action, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Spacelords (2017) is 4 years older than Rogue Company (2021). Rogue Company scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Spacelords (50.5% 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 Rogue Company
Choose Rogue Company if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 74.6% positive across 12,405 reviews.
Both Spacelords and Rogue Company sit in Action and Free To Play 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 |  Rogue Company | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Movie | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 50.5% positive (1,550 reviews) | 74.6% positive (12,405 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | MercurySteam | First Watch Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Spacelords (2017) is 4 years older than Rogue Company (2021).
- Rogue Company scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Spacelords (50.5% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Spacelords vs Rogue Company — FAQ
- Which is better, Spacelords or Rogue Company?
- On Steam reviews Rogue Company scores higher (74.6% positive) than Spacelords (50.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Rogue Company is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Spacelords or Rogue Company first?
- If you want chronology, Spacelords (2017) came out before Rogue Company (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 Rogue Company similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play 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 Rogue Company have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Spacelords ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Rogue Company ships Online Co-op, Co-op.