Choose The Rig: A Starmap to Murder
Choose The Rig: A Starmap to Murder if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. The Rig: A Starmap to Murder launched in 2020.
The Rig: A Starmap to Murder vs Space Slurpies
The Rig: A Starmap to Murder and Space Slurpies both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. The Rig: A Starmap to Murder (2020) is 1 year older than Space Slurpies (2021). Space Slurpies scores higher on Steam reviews (96.6% positive) than The Rig: A Starmap to Murder (78.4% 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 Space Slurpies
Choose Space Slurpies if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Space Slurpies launched in 2021.
Both The Rig: A Starmap to Murder and Space Slurpies sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 The Rig: A Starmap to Murder |  Space Slurpies | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.4% positive (37 reviews) | 96.6% positive (29 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Sunset Division | Alexander Clark |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- The Rig: A Starmap to Murder (2020) is 1 year older than Space Slurpies (2021).
- Space Slurpies scores higher on Steam reviews (96.6% positive) than The Rig: A Starmap to Murder (78.4% positive).
- Space Slurpies is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than The Rig: A Starmap to Murder (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
The Rig: A Starmap to Murder vs Space Slurpies — FAQ
- Should I play The Rig: A Starmap to Murder or Space Slurpies first?
- If you want chronology, The Rig: A Starmap to Murder (2020) came out before Space Slurpies (2021). 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 The Rig: A Starmap to Murder and Space Slurpies similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Does The Rig: A Starmap to Murder have multiplayer like Space Slurpies?
- No. Space Slurpies supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while The Rig: A Starmap to Murder is listed as single-player only.