Choose LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens
Choose LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,090 Steam reviews back the pick.
LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens vs LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga
LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens and LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga both land in Action, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens (2016) is 6 years older than LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (2022). LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga scores higher on Steam reviews (89.6% positive) than LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens (77.8% 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 LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga
Choose LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op, HDR available, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.6% positive across 26,295 reviews.
Both LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens and LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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
 LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens |  LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.8% positive (2,090 reviews) | 89.6% positive (26,295 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Traveller's Tales, TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac) | TT Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens (2016) is 6 years older than LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (2022).
- LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga scores higher on Steam reviews (89.6% positive) than LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens (77.8% positive).
- LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga has co-op; LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens vs LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga — FAQ
- Which is better, LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens or LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga?
- On Steam reviews LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga scores higher (89.6% positive) than LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens (77.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens or LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga first?
- If you want chronology, LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens (2016) came out before LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (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 LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens and LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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 LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens and LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.