Choose Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
Choose Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition if you want the Multi-player and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition launched in 2007.
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition vs Darker Skies: Remastered for PC
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and Darker Skies: Remastered for PC both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) is 16 years older than Darker Skies: Remastered for PC (2023). Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition scores higher on Steam reviews (78.7% positive) than Darker Skies: Remastered for PC (63.6% 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 Darker Skies: Remastered for PC
Choose Darker Skies: Remastered for PC if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 84% cheaper on the Steam Store. Darker Skies: Remastered for PC launched in 2023.
Both Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and Darker Skies: Remastered for PC sit in Action and Adventure 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
 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition |  Darker Skies: Remastered for PC | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 2.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.7% positive (881 reviews) | 63.6% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | Steel Arts Software Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) is 16 years older than Darker Skies: Remastered for PC (2023).
- Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition scores higher on Steam reviews (78.7% positive) than Darker Skies: Remastered for PC (63.6% positive).
- Darker Skies: Remastered for PC is currently ~84% cheaper on Steam than Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2.39 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Darker Skies: Remastered for PC has no Deck rating yet.
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition vs Darker Skies: Remastered for PC — FAQ
- Should I play Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition or Darker Skies: Remastered for PC first?
- If you want chronology, Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) came out before Darker Skies: Remastered for PC (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 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and Darker Skies: Remastered for PC similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Darker Skies: Remastered for PC have multiplayer like Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition?
- No. Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Darker Skies: Remastered for PC is listed as single-player only.