Choose BATTLETECH
Choose BATTLETECH if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 18,004 Steam reviews back the pick.
BATTLETECH vs Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
BATTLETECH and Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition (2017) is 1 year older than BATTLETECH (2018). Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (BATTLETECH: 18,004 reviews, Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition: 436). 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 Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Choose Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Shared/Split Screen. Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition launched in 2017.
Both BATTLETECH and Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.4% vs 86% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 BATTLETECH |  Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.4% positive (18,004 reviews) | 86% positive (436 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Harebrained Schemes | Team Jolly Roger |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition (2017) is 1 year older than BATTLETECH (2018).
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (BATTLETECH: 18,004 reviews, Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition: 436).
- BATTLETECH is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
BATTLETECH vs Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, BATTLETECH or Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: BATTLETECH sits at 85.4% positive (18,004 reviews), Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition at 86% (436). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play BATTLETECH or Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition (2017) came out before BATTLETECH (2018). 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 BATTLETECH and Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.