Choose XERA: Survival
Choose XERA: Survival if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. 2,413 Steam reviews back the pick.
XERA: Survival vs Project Asteroids
XERA: Survival and Project Asteroids both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. XERA: Survival (2021) is 3 years older than Project Asteroids (2024). XERA: Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (64.3% positive) than Project Asteroids (60% 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 Project Asteroids
Choose Project Asteroids if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Project Asteroids launched in 2024.
Both XERA: Survival and Project Asteroids sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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 |  Project Asteroids | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 64.3% positive (2,413 reviews) | 60% positive (40 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Spotted Kiwi Interactive | Aleksandr Serdiuk |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- XERA: Survival (2021) is 3 years older than Project Asteroids (2024).
- XERA: Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (64.3% positive) than Project Asteroids (60% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
XERA: Survival vs Project Asteroids — FAQ
- Should I play XERA: Survival or Project Asteroids first?
- If you want chronology, XERA: Survival (2021) came out before Project Asteroids (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 XERA: Survival and Project Asteroids similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both XERA: Survival and Project Asteroids have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: XERA: Survival ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Project Asteroids ships Online Co-op, Co-op.