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Super Star vs How to Build a Flying City

Super Star and How to Build a Flying City both land in 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 Indie, Simulation on Steam. Super Star (2016) is 8 years older than How to Build a Flying City (2024). Both are Deck Playable. 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 Super Star

Choose Super Star if you want an Adventure experience. Super Star launched in 2016.

Choose How to Build a Flying City

Choose How to Build a Flying City if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. How to Build a Flying City launched in 2024.

Both Super Star and How to Build a Flying City sit in Indie 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

Super Star vs How to Build a Flying City — Steam metadata comparison
Super Star — Steam game coverSuper StarHow to Build a Flying City — Steam game coverHow to Build a Flying City
Released20162024
GenresIndie, Adventure, SimulationIndie, Simulation
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Playable
PricePrice unknown12.99 USD
Steam reviews80.1% positive (699 reviews)9 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersDream WorksIrisfield

Side by side

Super Star vs How to Build a Flying City — FAQ

Should I play Super Star or How to Build a Flying City first?
If you want chronology, Super Star (2016) came out before How to Build a Flying City (2024). 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 Super Star and How to Build a Flying City similar?
They overlap on 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.
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