Choose Volcanoids
Choose Volcanoids if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.8% positive across 4,861 reviews.
Volcanoids vs Voidtrain
Volcanoids and Voidtrain both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Volcanoids (2019) is 6 years older than Voidtrain (2025). Volcanoids scores higher on Steam reviews (84.8% positive) than Voidtrain (72.4% 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 Voidtrain
Choose Voidtrain if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,174 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Volcanoids and Voidtrain sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Volcanoids |  Voidtrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.8% positive (4,861 reviews) | 72.4% positive (4,174 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Volcanoid | HypeTrain Digital |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Volcanoids (2019) is 6 years older than Voidtrain (2025).
- Volcanoids scores higher on Steam reviews (84.8% positive) than Voidtrain (72.4% positive).
- Volcanoids is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Voidtrain (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Volcanoids vs Voidtrain — FAQ
- Which is better, Volcanoids or Voidtrain?
- On Steam reviews Volcanoids scores higher (84.8% positive) than Voidtrain (72.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Volcanoids is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Volcanoids or Voidtrain first?
- If you want chronology, Volcanoids (2019) came out before Voidtrain (2025). 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 Volcanoids and Voidtrain similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Volcanoids and Voidtrain have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Volcanoids ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Voidtrain ships Online Co-op, Co-op.