Choose Surviving Mars
Choose Surviving Mars if you want a Simulation experience. 10,552 Steam reviews back the pick.
Surviving Mars vs Spider-Robots War
Surviving Mars and Spider-Robots War both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Surviving Mars (2018) is 3 years older than Spider-Robots War (2021). Surviving Mars scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Spider-Robots War (56.3% 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 Spider-Robots War
Choose Spider-Robots War if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Spider-Robots War launched in 2021.
Both Surviving Mars and Spider-Robots War sit in Strategy on Steam, 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
 Surviving Mars |  Spider-Robots War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 0.71 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive (10,552 reviews) | 56.3% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Haemimont Games, Abstraction | Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Surviving Mars (2018) is 3 years older than Spider-Robots War (2021).
- Surviving Mars scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Spider-Robots War (56.3% positive).
- Surviving Mars is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Spider-Robots War has no Deck rating yet.
Surviving Mars vs Spider-Robots War — FAQ
- Should I play Surviving Mars or Spider-Robots War first?
- If you want chronology, Surviving Mars (2018) came out before Spider-Robots War (2021). 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 Surviving Mars and Spider-Robots War similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.