Choose Insurgency: Sandstorm
Choose Insurgency: Sandstorm if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 59,257 Steam reviews back the pick.
Insurgency: Sandstorm vs Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition
Insurgency: Sandstorm and Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018) is 1 year older than Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition (2019). Insurgency: Sandstorm scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition (36.8% 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 Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition
Choose Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition if you want an Indie experience. Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition launched in 2019.
Both Insurgency: Sandstorm and Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Insurgency: Sandstorm |  Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.4% positive (59,257 reviews) | 36.8% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | New World Interactive | Polygon Art |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018) is 1 year older than Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition (2019).
- Insurgency: Sandstorm scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition (36.8% positive).
- Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Insurgency: Sandstorm (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Insurgency: Sandstorm has co-op; Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Insurgency: Sandstorm vs Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Insurgency: Sandstorm or Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Insurgency: Sandstorm (2018) came out before Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition (2019). 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 Insurgency: Sandstorm and Beyond Enemy Lines 2 Enhanced Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.