Choose Starfighter General
Choose Starfighter General if you want an Action, Strategy, and Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Starfighter General launched in 2020.
Starfighter General vs Astravek
Starfighter General and Astravek both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Starfighter General is free; Astravek is paid (Price unknown). Astravek 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 Astravek
Choose Astravek if you want an Early Access game with Online Co-op, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Starfighter General and Astravek sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation 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 |  Astravek | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive (25 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | James Sager III, Steve Reynolds, Lokesh Dhanger | Moonpixelgames, Gamedev_Chris |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Starfighter General is free; Astravek is paid (Price unknown).
- Astravek has co-op; Starfighter General does not.
- Starfighter General is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Astravek has no Deck rating yet.
Starfighter General vs Astravek — FAQ
- Are Starfighter General and Astravek similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Is Starfighter General free?
- Yes — Starfighter General is a free-to-play Steam title. Astravek is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Starfighter General run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Starfighter General is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Astravek doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.