Choose Due Process
Choose Due Process if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. 5,494 Steam reviews back the pick.
Due Process vs X8
Due Process and X8 both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Due Process (2020) is 3 years older than X8 (2023). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Due Process: 5,494 reviews, X8: 164). 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 X8
Choose X8 if you want a Free To Play game with Online Co-op, Tracked Controller Support, and VR Supported. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. X8 launched in 2023.
Both Due Process and X8 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (83.7% vs 82.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Due Process |  X8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 83.7% positive (5,494 reviews) | 82.9% positive (164 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Giant Enemy Crab | Thirdverse, Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Due Process (2020) is 3 years older than X8 (2023).
- Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Due Process: 5,494 reviews, X8: 164).
- X8 is free; Due Process is paid (9.99 USD).
- X8 has co-op; Due Process does not.
- Due Process is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; X8 has no Deck rating yet.
Due Process vs X8 — FAQ
- Which is better, Due Process or X8?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Due Process sits at 83.7% positive (5,494 reviews), X8 at 82.9% (164). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Due Process or X8 first?
- If you want chronology, Due Process (2020) came out before X8 (2023). 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 Due Process and X8 similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 X8 free?
- Yes — X8 is a free-to-play Steam title. Due Process is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does Due Process run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Due Process is rated Deck Playable by Valve. X8 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.