Choose Fossil Hunters
Choose Fossil Hunters if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. Fossil Hunters launched in 2018.
Fossil Hunters vs Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47
Fossil Hunters and Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Fossil Hunters is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 has no Deck rating yet. 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 Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47
Choose Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 if you want an Early Access game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and Playable without Timed Input.
Both Fossil Hunters and Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Fossil Hunters |  Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81.3% positive (32 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Reptoid Games | Blitzwood |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Fossil Hunters is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 has no Deck rating yet.
Fossil Hunters vs Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 — FAQ
- Are Fossil Hunters and Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Do both Fossil Hunters and Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Fossil Hunters ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Fossil Hunters run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fossil Hunters is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Frontier Prospection: Trouble on Asteroid 47 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.