Choose Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards
Choose Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards launched in 2018.
Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards vs Space Betrayers
Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards and Space Betrayers both land in Strategy, Early Access 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 Strategy, Early Access on Steam. Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards (2018) is 4 years older than Space Betrayers (2022). Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards is free; Space Betrayers is paid (24.99 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 Space Betrayers
Choose Space Betrayers if you want an Indie game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Space Betrayers launched in 2022.
Both Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards and Space Betrayers sit in Strategy and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards |  Space Betrayers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60.5% positive (38 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Kyy Games | Kalopsita Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Early Access on Steam.
- Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards (2018) is 4 years older than Space Betrayers (2022).
- Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards is free; Space Betrayers is paid (24.99 USD).
- Space Betrayers has co-op; Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards does not.
- Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Space Betrayers has no Deck rating yet.
Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards vs Space Betrayers — FAQ
- Should I play Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards or Space Betrayers first?
- If you want chronology, Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards (2018) came out before Space Betrayers (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 Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards and Space Betrayers similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Early Access 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 Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards free?
- Yes — Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards is a free-to-play Steam title. Space Betrayers is paid (24.99 USD).