Choose Flowing Lights
Choose Flowing Lights if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Flowing Lights launched in 2021.
Flowing Lights vs Radiant Silvergun
Flowing Lights and Radiant Silvergun 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. Flowing Lights (2021) is 2 years older than Radiant Silvergun (2023). Radiant Silvergun scores higher on Steam reviews (91.6% positive) than Flowing Lights (84.6% 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 Radiant Silvergun
Choose Radiant Silvergun if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Radiant Silvergun launched in 2023.
Both Flowing Lights and Radiant Silvergun sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Flowing Lights |  Radiant Silvergun | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.6% positive (13 reviews) | 91.6% positive (131 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | gFaUmNe | Live Wire, Treasure |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Flowing Lights (2021) is 2 years older than Radiant Silvergun (2023).
- Radiant Silvergun scores higher on Steam reviews (91.6% positive) than Flowing Lights (84.6% positive).
- Flowing Lights is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Radiant Silvergun (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Radiant Silvergun has co-op; Flowing Lights does not.
- Radiant Silvergun is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Flowing Lights has no Deck rating yet.
Flowing Lights vs Radiant Silvergun — FAQ
- Should I play Flowing Lights or Radiant Silvergun first?
- If you want chronology, Flowing Lights (2021) came out before Radiant Silvergun (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 Flowing Lights and Radiant Silvergun 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.
- Does Flowing Lights have multiplayer like Radiant Silvergun?
- No. Radiant Silvergun supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Flowing Lights is listed as single-player only.