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Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game vs Wasteland 3

Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game and Wasteland 3 both land in RPG 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 RPG games on Steam. Wasteland 3 (2020) is 3 years older than Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game (2023). Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game scores higher on Steam reviews (87.9% positive) than Wasteland 3 (85.1% 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 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game

Choose Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.9% positive across 3,062 reviews.

Choose Wasteland 3

Choose Wasteland 3 if you want a Strategy game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 11,050 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game and Wasteland 3 sit in RPG 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

Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game vs Wasteland 3 — Steam metadata comparison
Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game — Steam game coverColony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing GameWasteland 3 — Steam game coverWasteland 3
Released20232020
GenresRPGStrategy, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Playable
Price39.99 USD39.99 USD
Steam reviews87.9% positive (3,062 reviews)85.1% positive (11,050 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlyMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op
DevelopersIron Tower StudioinXile Entertainment

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Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game vs Wasteland 3 — FAQ

Which is better, Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game or Wasteland 3?
On Steam reviews Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game scores higher (87.9% positive) than Wasteland 3 (85.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game or Wasteland 3 first?
If you want chronology, Wasteland 3 (2020) came out before Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game (2023). 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 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game and Wasteland 3 similar?
They overlap on RPG 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 Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game have multiplayer like Wasteland 3?
No. Wasteland 3 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game is listed as single-player only.
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