Choose Blast Brawl 2
Choose Blast Brawl 2 if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Blast Brawl 2 launched in 2020.
Blast Brawl 2 vs Astropods: Starside Glaze
Blast Brawl 2 and Astropods: Starside Glaze both land in Action, 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, Indie on Steam. Blast Brawl 2 (2020) is 5 years older than Astropods: Starside Glaze (2025). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Blast Brawl 2: 18 reviews, Astropods: Starside Glaze: 22). 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 Astropods: Starside Glaze
Choose Astropods: Starside Glaze if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Astropods: Starside Glaze launched in 2025.
Both Blast Brawl 2 and Astropods: Starside Glaze sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (100% vs 100% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blast Brawl 2 |  Astropods: Starside Glaze | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 12.50 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (18 reviews) | 100% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Mind's Eye Games | CheesiMoon, Breadbinbran |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Blast Brawl 2 (2020) is 5 years older than Astropods: Starside Glaze (2025).
- Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Blast Brawl 2: 18 reviews, Astropods: Starside Glaze: 22).
- Blast Brawl 2 is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Astropods: Starside Glaze (9.99 USD vs. 12.50 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Blast Brawl 2 vs Astropods: Starside Glaze — FAQ
- Should I play Blast Brawl 2 or Astropods: Starside Glaze first?
- If you want chronology, Blast Brawl 2 (2020) came out before Astropods: Starside Glaze (2025). 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 Blast Brawl 2 and Astropods: Starside Glaze similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Blast Brawl 2 and Astropods: Starside Glaze have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Blast Brawl 2 ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Astropods: Starside Glaze ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.