Choose XERA: Survival
Choose XERA: Survival if you want an Action, Strategy, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 64.3% positive across 2,413 reviews.
XERA: Survival vs New Frontier
XERA: Survival and New Frontier both land in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. New Frontier (2019) is 2 years older than XERA: Survival (2021). XERA: Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (64.3% positive) than New Frontier (45.2% 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 New Frontier
Choose New Frontier if you want a RPG experience. 1,811 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both XERA: Survival and New Frontier sit in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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
 XERA: Survival |  New Frontier | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 64.3% positive (2,413 reviews) | 45.2% positive (1,811 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Spotted Kiwi Interactive | Free Reign Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- New Frontier (2019) is 2 years older than XERA: Survival (2021).
- XERA: Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (64.3% positive) than New Frontier (45.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- XERA: Survival is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; New Frontier has no Deck rating yet.
XERA: Survival vs New Frontier — FAQ
- Which is better, XERA: Survival or New Frontier?
- On Steam reviews XERA: Survival scores higher (64.3% positive) than New Frontier (45.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, XERA: Survival is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play XERA: Survival or New Frontier first?
- If you want chronology, New Frontier (2019) came out before XERA: Survival (2021). 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 XERA: Survival and New Frontier similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 XERA: Survival and New Frontier have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: XERA: Survival ships Online Co-op, Co-op; New Frontier ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does XERA: Survival run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — XERA: Survival is rated Deck Playable by Valve. New Frontier doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.