Choose Time Recoil
Choose Time Recoil if you want a Sports and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Time Recoil launched in 2017.
Time Recoil vs The Hong Kong Massacre
Time Recoil and The Hong Kong Massacre both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Time Recoil (2017) is 2 years older than The Hong Kong Massacre (2019). Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (Time Recoil: 45 reviews, The Hong Kong Massacre: 919). 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 The Hong Kong Massacre
Choose The Hong Kong Massacre if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Hong Kong Massacre launched in 2019.
Both Time Recoil and The Hong Kong Massacre sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.3% vs 73.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Time Recoil |  The Hong Kong Massacre | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.3% positive (45 reviews) | 73.1% positive (919 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 10tons Ltd | VRESKI |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Time Recoil (2017) is 2 years older than The Hong Kong Massacre (2019).
- Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (Time Recoil: 45 reviews, The Hong Kong Massacre: 919).
- Time Recoil is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than The Hong Kong Massacre (13.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- The Hong Kong Massacre is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Time Recoil has no Deck rating yet.
Time Recoil vs The Hong Kong Massacre — FAQ
- Should I play Time Recoil or The Hong Kong Massacre first?
- If you want chronology, Time Recoil (2017) came out before The Hong Kong Massacre (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 Time Recoil and The Hong Kong Massacre similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.