Choose Urban Rivals
Choose Urban Rivals if you want an Action experience. Urban Rivals launched in 2017.
Urban Rivals vs Alcurist
Urban Rivals and Alcurist both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Both are free to play. Urban Rivals is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Alcurist 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 Alcurist
Choose Alcurist if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and Casual game with Includes Source SDK, MMO, and Mouse Only Option.
Both Urban Rivals and Alcurist sit in Strategy, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Urban Rivals |  Alcurist | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 60.8% positive (232 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Acute Games | Eye de Dieu |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Both are free to play.
- Urban Rivals is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Alcurist has no Deck rating yet.
Urban Rivals vs Alcurist — FAQ
- Are Urban Rivals and Alcurist similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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 Urban Rivals run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Urban Rivals is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Alcurist doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.