Choose Lights Out
Choose Lights Out if you want the Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, and Adjustable Text Size side of the pairing.
Lights Out vs Formic Fortress
Lights Out and Formic Fortress both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Both support cooperative play. 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 Formic Fortress
Choose Formic Fortress if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Formic Fortress launched in 2026.
Both Lights Out and Formic Fortress sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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. 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
 Lights Out |  Formic Fortress | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 6.29 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Afterthought Games | Tricade Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Lights Out vs Formic Fortress — FAQ
- Are Lights Out and Formic Fortress similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Lights Out and Formic Fortress have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lights Out ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Formic Fortress ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.