Choose Neckbeards: Silly Squadron
Choose Neckbeards: Silly Squadron if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 89% cheaper on the Steam Store. Neckbeards: Silly Squadron launched in 2018.
Neckbeards: Silly Squadron vs Project X: Light Years
Neckbeards: Silly Squadron and Project X: Light Years both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Neckbeards: Silly Squadron (2018) is 7 years older than Project X: Light Years (2025). Neckbeards: Silly Squadron is currently ~89% cheaper on Steam than Project X: Light Years (1.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD). 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 Project X: Light Years
Choose Project X: Light Years if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Project X: Light Years launched in 2025.
Both Neckbeards: Silly Squadron and Project X: Light Years sit in Action and Indie 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
 Neckbeards: Silly Squadron |  Project X: Light Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 94.9% positive (78 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Soiree Games | MK_Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Neckbeards: Silly Squadron (2018) is 7 years older than Project X: Light Years (2025).
- Neckbeards: Silly Squadron is currently ~89% cheaper on Steam than Project X: Light Years (1.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Project X: Light Years is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Neckbeards: Silly Squadron has no Deck rating yet.
Neckbeards: Silly Squadron vs Project X: Light Years — FAQ
- Should I play Neckbeards: Silly Squadron or Project X: Light Years first?
- If you want chronology, Neckbeards: Silly Squadron (2018) came out before Project X: Light Years (2025). 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 Neckbeards: Silly Squadron and Project X: Light Years similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Neckbeards: Silly Squadron and Project X: Light Years have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Neckbeards: Silly Squadron ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Project X: Light Years ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.