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Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition vs LOST PLANET® 3

Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and LOST PLANET® 3 both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) is 6 years older than LOST PLANET® 3 (2013). Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition scores higher on Steam reviews (78.7% positive) than LOST PLANET® 3 (61.1% 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 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition

Choose Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition if you want an Adventure game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.7% positive across 881 reviews.

Choose LOST PLANET® 3

Choose LOST PLANET® 3 if it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. LOST PLANET® 3 launched in 2013.

Both Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and LOST PLANET® 3 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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

Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition vs LOST PLANET® 3 — Steam metadata comparison
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition — Steam game coverLost Planet™: Extreme ConditionLOST PLANET® 3 — Steam game coverLOST PLANET® 3
Released20072013
GenresAction, AdventureAction
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck UnsupportedDeck Verified
Price14.99 USD24.99 USD
Steam reviews78.7% positive (881 reviews)61.1% positive (963 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player
DevelopersCAPCOM Co., Ltd.Spark Unlimited

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Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition vs LOST PLANET® 3 — FAQ

Which is better, Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition or LOST PLANET® 3?
On Steam reviews Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition scores higher (78.7% positive) than LOST PLANET® 3 (61.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition or LOST PLANET® 3 first?
If you want chronology, Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) came out before LOST PLANET® 3 (2013). 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 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and LOST PLANET® 3 similar?
They overlap on Action 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.
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