Choose The Cycle: Frontier
Choose The Cycle: Frontier if you want a Massively Multiplayer experience. The Cycle: Frontier launched in 2022.
The Cycle: Frontier vs Rules of Engagement: The Grey State
The Cycle: Frontier and Rules of Engagement: The Grey State both land in Action, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Rules of Engagement: The Grey State is free; The Cycle: Frontier is paid (Price unknown). Both support cooperative play. 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 Rules of Engagement: The Grey State
Choose Rules of Engagement: The Grey State if you want an Adventure and RPG game with MMO. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Both The Cycle: Frontier and Rules of Engagement: The Grey State sit in Action and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 The Cycle: Frontier |  Rules of Engagement: The Grey State | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | — |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 77.4% positive (283 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | YAGER | Grey State Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Rules of Engagement: The Grey State is free; The Cycle: Frontier is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- The Cycle: Frontier is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Rules of Engagement: The Grey State has no Deck rating yet.
The Cycle: Frontier vs Rules of Engagement: The Grey State — FAQ
- Are The Cycle: Frontier and Rules of Engagement: The Grey State similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play 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 The Cycle: Frontier and Rules of Engagement: The Grey State have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Cycle: Frontier ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Rules of Engagement: The Grey State ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Rules of Engagement: The Grey State free?
- Yes — Rules of Engagement: The Grey State is a free-to-play Steam title. The Cycle: Frontier is paid (Price unknown).