Choose Shortest Trip to Earth
Choose Shortest Trip to Earth if you want an Action and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 74.1% positive across 926 reviews.
Shortest Trip to Earth vs Out There: Oceans of Time
Shortest Trip to Earth and Out There: Oceans of Time both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Shortest Trip to Earth (2019) is 3 years older than Out There: Oceans of Time (2022). Shortest Trip to Earth scores higher on Steam reviews (74.1% positive) than Out There: Oceans of Time (49.1% 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 Out There: Oceans of Time
Choose Out There: Oceans of Time if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Out There: Oceans of Time launched in 2022.
Both Shortest Trip to Earth and Out There: Oceans of Time sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, 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
 Shortest Trip to Earth |  Out There: Oceans of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 25.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.1% positive (926 reviews) | 49.1% positive (112 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Interactive Fate | Mi-Clos Studio, Goblinz |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Shortest Trip to Earth (2019) is 3 years older than Out There: Oceans of Time (2022).
- Shortest Trip to Earth scores higher on Steam reviews (74.1% positive) than Out There: Oceans of Time (49.1% positive).
- Out There: Oceans of Time is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Shortest Trip to Earth (12.99 USD vs. 25.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Shortest Trip to Earth vs Out There: Oceans of Time — FAQ
- Which is better, Shortest Trip to Earth or Out There: Oceans of Time?
- On Steam reviews Shortest Trip to Earth scores higher (74.1% positive) than Out There: Oceans of Time (49.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shortest Trip to Earth is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Shortest Trip to Earth or Out There: Oceans of Time first?
- If you want chronology, Shortest Trip to Earth (2019) came out before Out There: Oceans of Time (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 Shortest Trip to Earth and Out There: Oceans of Time similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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.