Choose Factory pirates
Choose Factory pirates if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Factory pirates launched in 2018.
Factory pirates vs Infection Crisis : Fight For Life
Factory pirates and Infection Crisis : Fight For Life both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Factory pirates (2018) is 5 years older than Infection Crisis : Fight For Life (2023). Factory pirates is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Infection Crisis : Fight For Life (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 Infection Crisis : Fight For Life
Choose Infection Crisis : Fight For Life if you want an Adventure and Early Access game with LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Infection Crisis : Fight For Life launched in 2023.
Both Factory pirates and Infection Crisis : Fight For Life sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Factory pirates |  Infection Crisis : Fight For Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | WhackAKey Games | BJS STUDIO |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Factory pirates (2018) is 5 years older than Infection Crisis : Fight For Life (2023).
- Factory pirates is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Infection Crisis : Fight For Life (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Factory pirates vs Infection Crisis : Fight For Life — FAQ
- Should I play Factory pirates or Infection Crisis : Fight For Life first?
- If you want chronology, Factory pirates (2018) came out before Infection Crisis : Fight For Life (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 Factory pirates and Infection Crisis : Fight For Life similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Factory pirates and Infection Crisis : Fight For Life have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Factory pirates ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Infection Crisis : Fight For Life ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.