Choose Starfighter General
Choose Starfighter General if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. Starfighter General launched in 2020.
Starfighter General vs DarkOrbit Reloaded
Starfighter General and DarkOrbit Reloaded both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Starfighter General (2020) is 5 years older than DarkOrbit Reloaded (2025). Starfighter General scores higher on Steam reviews (76% positive) than DarkOrbit Reloaded (20.2% 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 DarkOrbit Reloaded
Choose DarkOrbit Reloaded if you want the Online Co-op, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. DarkOrbit Reloaded launched in 2025.
Both Starfighter General and DarkOrbit Reloaded sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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
 Starfighter General |  DarkOrbit Reloaded | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive (25 reviews) | 20.2% positive (109 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | James Sager III, Steve Reynolds, Lokesh Dhanger | Bigpoint GmbH |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Starfighter General (2020) is 5 years older than DarkOrbit Reloaded (2025).
- Starfighter General scores higher on Steam reviews (76% positive) than DarkOrbit Reloaded (20.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- DarkOrbit Reloaded has co-op; Starfighter General does not.
- Starfighter General is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; DarkOrbit Reloaded has no Deck rating yet.
Starfighter General vs DarkOrbit Reloaded — FAQ
- Should I play Starfighter General or DarkOrbit Reloaded first?
- If you want chronology, Starfighter General (2020) came out before DarkOrbit Reloaded (2025). 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 Starfighter General and DarkOrbit Reloaded similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 Starfighter General run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Starfighter General is rated Deck Playable by Valve. DarkOrbit Reloaded doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.