Choose Natural Selection 2
Choose Natural Selection 2 if you want the Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. 5,398 Steam reviews back the pick.
Natural Selection 2 vs Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles
Natural Selection 2 and Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Natural Selection 2 (2012) is 3 years older than Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles (2015). Natural Selection 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (84.9% positive) than Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles (78.4% 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 Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles
Choose Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles launched in 2015.
Both Natural Selection 2 and Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Natural Selection 2 |  Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.9% positive (5,398 reviews) | 78.4% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Unknown Worlds Entertainment | Artifice Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Natural Selection 2 (2012) is 3 years older than Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles (2015).
- Natural Selection 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (84.9% positive) than Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles (78.4% positive).
- Natural Selection 2 is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Natural Selection 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles has no Deck rating yet.
Natural Selection 2 vs Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles — FAQ
- Should I play Natural Selection 2 or Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles first?
- If you want chronology, Natural Selection 2 (2012) came out before Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles (2015). 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 Natural Selection 2 and Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.
- Does Natural Selection 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Natural Selection 2 is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.