Choose SCP: 5K
Choose SCP: 5K if you want a Strategy and Massively Multiplayer game with Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 8,365 Steam reviews back the pick.
SCP: 5K vs Beautiful Light
SCP: 5K and Beautiful Light both land in Action, Indie, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. SCP: 5K (2022) is 4 years older than Beautiful Light (2026). SCP: 5K has co-op; Beautiful Light does not. 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 Beautiful Light
Choose Beautiful Light if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beautiful Light launched in 2026.
Both SCP: 5K and Beautiful Light sit in Action, Indie, and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 SCP: 5K |  Beautiful Light | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive (8,365 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Affray Interactive | Deep Worlds SA |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- SCP: 5K (2022) is 4 years older than Beautiful Light (2026).
- SCP: 5K has co-op; Beautiful Light does not.
- SCP: 5K is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beautiful Light has no Deck rating yet.
SCP: 5K vs Beautiful Light — FAQ
- Should I play SCP: 5K or Beautiful Light first?
- If you want chronology, SCP: 5K (2022) came out before Beautiful Light (2026). 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 SCP: 5K and Beautiful Light similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Early Access 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 SCP: 5K run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — SCP: 5K is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Beautiful Light doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.