Choose Surviving Mars
Choose Surviving Mars if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 10,552 Steam reviews back the pick.
Surviving Mars vs Starship Colony
Surviving Mars and Starship Colony both land in Strategy, 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 share Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Surviving Mars (2018) is 8 years older than Starship Colony (2026). Surviving Mars is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Starship Colony has no Deck rating yet. 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 Starship Colony
Choose Starship Colony if you want an Indie, Adventure, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Starship Colony launched in 2026.
Both Surviving Mars and Starship Colony sit in Strategy and Simulation 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 |  Starship Colony | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive (10,552 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Haemimont Games, Abstraction | Black Belt Software |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Surviving Mars (2018) is 8 years older than Starship Colony (2026).
- Surviving Mars is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Starship Colony has no Deck rating yet.
Surviving Mars vs Starship Colony — FAQ
- Should I play Surviving Mars or Starship Colony first?
- If you want chronology, Surviving Mars (2018) came out before Starship Colony (2026). 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 Starship Colony similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.