Choose Space Merchants: Arena
Choose Space Merchants: Arena if you want a RPG game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported. On Steam, it's currently about 22% cheaper on the Steam Store. Space Merchants: Arena launched in 2016.
Space Merchants: Arena vs Droneboi: Conquest
Space Merchants: Arena and Droneboi: Conquest 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. Space Merchants: Arena (2016) is 6 years older than Droneboi: Conquest (2022). Droneboi: Conquest scores higher on Steam reviews (81.8% positive) than Space Merchants: Arena (58.8% 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 Droneboi: Conquest
Choose Droneboi: Conquest if you want an Adventure game with MMO. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Droneboi: Conquest launched in 2022.
Both Space Merchants: Arena and Droneboi: Conquest sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Space Merchants: Arena |  Droneboi: Conquest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58.8% positive (17 reviews) | 81.8% positive (33 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Playito.com | Rizen Planet Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Space Merchants: Arena (2016) is 6 years older than Droneboi: Conquest (2022).
- Droneboi: Conquest scores higher on Steam reviews (81.8% positive) than Space Merchants: Arena (58.8% positive).
- Space Merchants: Arena is currently ~22% cheaper on Steam than Droneboi: Conquest (6.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Space Merchants: Arena vs Droneboi: Conquest — FAQ
- Should I play Space Merchants: Arena or Droneboi: Conquest first?
- If you want chronology, Space Merchants: Arena (2016) came out before Droneboi: Conquest (2022). 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 Space Merchants: Arena and Droneboi: Conquest 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.
- Do both Space Merchants: Arena and Droneboi: Conquest have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Space Merchants: Arena ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Droneboi: Conquest ships Online Co-op, Co-op.