Choose Avorion
Choose Avorion if you want an Action and Indie game with Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 7,884 Steam reviews back the pick.
Avorion vs The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience
Avorion and The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience both land in 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 are Simulation games on Steam. The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience (2019) is 1 year older than Avorion (2020). The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Avorion (89.4% 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 The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience
Choose The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience if you want a Free To Play, Casual, and Early Access game with Steam Leaderboards, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience launched in 2019.
Both Avorion and The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience sit in Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.4% vs 90.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Avorion |  The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation | Simulation, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.4% positive (7,884 reviews) | 90.8% positive (763 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Boxelware | Messy Desk Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience (2019) is 1 year older than Avorion (2020).
- The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Avorion (89.4% positive).
- The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience is free; Avorion is paid (24.99 USD).
- Avorion has co-op; The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience does not.
- Avorion is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience has no Deck rating yet.
Avorion vs The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience — FAQ
- Which is better, Avorion or The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Avorion sits at 89.4% positive (7,884 reviews), The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience at 90.8% (763). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Avorion or The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience first?
- If you want chronology, The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience (2019) came out before Avorion (2020). 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 Avorion and The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience similar?
- They overlap on 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 Orville - Interactive Fan Experience free?
- Yes — The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience is a free-to-play Steam title. Avorion is paid (24.99 USD).
- Does Avorion run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Avorion is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.