Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ vs Space Ship Commander
Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ and Space Ship Commander both land in Action, Strategy, 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 Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam. Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ (2009) is 8 years older than Space Ship Commander (2017). Space Ship Commander is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ |  Space Ship Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Racing | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.1% positive (707 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Frontier | Silver Dog Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ (2009) is 8 years older than Space Ship Commander (2017).
- Space Ship Commander is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Space Ship Commander has no Deck rating yet.
Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ vs Space Ship Commander — FAQ
- Should I play Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ or Space Ship Commander first?
- If you want chronology, Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ (2009) came out before Space Ship Commander (2017). 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 Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ and Space Ship Commander similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.
- Do both Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ and Space Ship Commander have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Space Ship Commander ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.