Choose Plague Road
Choose Plague Road if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Plague Road launched in 2017.
Plague Road vs UFO 50
Plague Road and UFO 50 both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Plague Road (2017) is 7 years older than UFO 50 (2024). Plague Road is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than UFO 50 (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD). 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 UFO 50
Choose UFO 50 if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 6,366 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Plague Road and UFO 50 sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Plague Road |  UFO 50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 95.4% positive (6,366 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Arcade Distillery | Mossmouth |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Plague Road (2017) is 7 years older than UFO 50 (2024).
- Plague Road is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than UFO 50 (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- UFO 50 has co-op; Plague Road does not.
- UFO 50 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Plague Road has no Deck rating yet.
Plague Road vs UFO 50 — FAQ
- Should I play Plague Road or UFO 50 first?
- If you want chronology, Plague Road (2017) came out before UFO 50 (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 Plague Road and UFO 50 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Does Plague Road have multiplayer like UFO 50?
- No. UFO 50 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Plague Road is listed as single-player only.