Choose Fifth Sun: New Fire
Choose Fifth Sun: New Fire if you want an Action and Early Access game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Fifth Sun: New Fire vs Nine Islands
Fifth Sun: New Fire and Nine Islands both land in Indie, Adventure 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Fifth Sun: New Fire has co-op; Nine Islands does not. 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 Nine Islands
Choose Nine Islands if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Both Fifth Sun: New Fire and Nine Islands sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Fifth Sun: New Fire |  Nine Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daedralus | Tencubed Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Fifth Sun: New Fire has co-op; Nine Islands does not.
Fifth Sun: New Fire vs Nine Islands — FAQ
- Are Fifth Sun: New Fire and Nine Islands similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Nine Islands have multiplayer like Fifth Sun: New Fire?
- No. Fifth Sun: New Fire supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Nine Islands is listed as single-player only.