Choose Starfighter General
Choose Starfighter General if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Casual experience. Starfighter General launched in 2020.
Starfighter General vs Massive Frontier
Starfighter General and Massive Frontier both land in Action, Strategy, Simulation 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, Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Both are free to play. Massive Frontier has co-op; Starfighter General does not. 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 Massive Frontier
Choose Massive Frontier if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Starfighter General and Massive Frontier sit in Action, Strategy, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Steam Leaderboards, 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 |  Massive Frontier | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Simulation, 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) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | James Sager III, Steve Reynolds, Lokesh Dhanger | Zissis Trabaris |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Both are free to play.
- Massive Frontier has co-op; Starfighter General does not.
- Starfighter General is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Massive Frontier has no Deck rating yet.
Starfighter General vs Massive Frontier — FAQ
- Are Starfighter General and Massive Frontier similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Simulation 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. Massive Frontier doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.