Should I play Space Wars: Interstellar Empires or UniWar first?

If you want chronology, Space Wars: Interstellar Empires (2017) came out before UniWar (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 Space Wars: Interstellar Empires and UniWar similar?

They overlap on Strategy 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 Wars: Interstellar Empires and UniWar have co-op?

Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Space Wars: Interstellar Empires ships Online Co-op, Co-op; UniWar ships Online Co-op, Co-op.

Is Space Wars: Interstellar Empires free?

Yes — Space Wars: Interstellar Empires is a free-to-play Steam title. UniWar is paid (7.99 USD).

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires vs UniWar

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires and UniWar both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Space Wars: Interstellar Empires (2017) is 7 years older than UniWar (2024). UniWar scores higher on Steam reviews (70% positive) than Space Wars: Interstellar Empires (67.6% 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 Space Wars: Interstellar Empires

Choose Space Wars: Interstellar Empires if you want a Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, and Early Access game with MMO. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Space Wars: Interstellar Empires launched in 2017.

Choose UniWar

Choose UniWar if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. UniWar launched in 2024.

Both Space Wars: Interstellar Empires and UniWar sit in Strategy 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.

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires vs UniWar — Steam metadata comparison
	Space Wars: Interstellar Empires	UniWar
Released	2017	2024
Genres	Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Early Access	Strategy, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	Free to play	7.99 USD
Steam reviews	67.6% positive (173 reviews)	70% positive (10 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op
Developers	Desert Owl Games LLC	Spooky House

Side by side

Both are Strategy games on Steam.
Space Wars: Interstellar Empires (2017) is 7 years older than UniWar (2024).
UniWar scores higher on Steam reviews (70% positive) than Space Wars: Interstellar Empires (67.6% positive).
Space Wars: Interstellar Empires is free; UniWar is paid (7.99 USD).
Both support cooperative play.