Choose Go For Launch: Mercury
Choose Go For Launch: Mercury if you want the VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Go For Launch: Mercury launched in 2021.
Go For Launch: Mercury vs Interkosmos
Go For Launch: Mercury and Interkosmos both land in Action, Indie, 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 Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Interkosmos (2017) is 4 years older than Go For Launch: Mercury (2021). Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Go For Launch: Mercury: 51 reviews, Interkosmos: 275). 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 Interkosmos
Choose Interkosmos if you want an Adventure game with VR Only. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Interkosmos launched in 2017.
Both Go For Launch: Mercury and Interkosmos sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78.4% vs 78.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Go For Launch: Mercury |  Interkosmos | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 78.4% positive (51 reviews) | 78.2% positive (275 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Joe Chisholm | Ovid Works |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Interkosmos (2017) is 4 years older than Go For Launch: Mercury (2021).
- Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Go For Launch: Mercury: 51 reviews, Interkosmos: 275).
- Interkosmos is free; Go For Launch: Mercury is paid (9.99 USD).
Go For Launch: Mercury vs Interkosmos — FAQ
- Should I play Go For Launch: Mercury or Interkosmos first?
- If you want chronology, Interkosmos (2017) came out before Go For Launch: Mercury (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 Go For Launch: Mercury and Interkosmos similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Is Interkosmos free?
- Yes — Interkosmos is a free-to-play Steam title. Go For Launch: Mercury is paid (9.99 USD).