Choose All Contact Lost
Choose All Contact Lost if you want an Indie experience. All Contact Lost launched in 2018.
All Contact Lost vs Nemesis: Distress
All Contact Lost and Nemesis: Distress both land in Action, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. All Contact Lost (2018) is 4 years older than Nemesis: Distress (2022). All Contact Lost scores higher on Steam reviews (90.5% positive) than Nemesis: Distress (49% 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 Nemesis: Distress
Choose Nemesis: Distress if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Nemesis: Distress launched in 2022.
Both All Contact Lost and Nemesis: Distress sit in Action and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 All Contact Lost |  Nemesis: Distress | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access | Action, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.5% positive (21 reviews) | 49% positive (196 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | 1st impact games | Awaken Realms, Ovid Works |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Early Access on Steam.
- All Contact Lost (2018) is 4 years older than Nemesis: Distress (2022).
- All Contact Lost scores higher on Steam reviews (90.5% positive) than Nemesis: Distress (49% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Nemesis: Distress is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; All Contact Lost has no Deck rating yet.
All Contact Lost vs Nemesis: Distress — FAQ
- Should I play All Contact Lost or Nemesis: Distress first?
- If you want chronology, All Contact Lost (2018) came out before Nemesis: Distress (2022). 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 All Contact Lost and Nemesis: Distress similar?
- They overlap on Action, Early Access 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 All Contact Lost and Nemesis: Distress have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: All Contact Lost ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Nemesis: Distress ships Online Co-op, Co-op.