Choose Hard Reset Extended Edition
Choose Hard Reset Extended Edition if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.7% positive across 1,852 reviews.
Hard Reset Extended Edition vs Alien Rage - Unlimited
Hard Reset Extended Edition and Alien Rage - Unlimited both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Hard Reset Extended Edition (2012) is 1 year older than Alien Rage - Unlimited (2013). Hard Reset Extended Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (81.7% positive) than Alien Rage - Unlimited (68.3% 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 Alien Rage - Unlimited
Choose Alien Rage - Unlimited if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. Alien Rage - Unlimited launched in 2013.
Both Hard Reset Extended Edition and Alien Rage - Unlimited sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Hard Reset Extended Edition |  Alien Rage - Unlimited | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.7% positive (1,852 reviews) | 68.3% positive (546 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Flying Wild Hog | CI Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Hard Reset Extended Edition (2012) is 1 year older than Alien Rage - Unlimited (2013).
- Hard Reset Extended Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (81.7% positive) than Alien Rage - Unlimited (68.3% positive).
- Hard Reset Extended Edition is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Alien Rage - Unlimited (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Hard Reset Extended Edition vs Alien Rage - Unlimited — FAQ
- Which is better, Hard Reset Extended Edition or Alien Rage - Unlimited?
- On Steam reviews Hard Reset Extended Edition scores higher (81.7% positive) than Alien Rage - Unlimited (68.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hard Reset Extended Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hard Reset Extended Edition or Alien Rage - Unlimited first?
- If you want chronology, Hard Reset Extended Edition (2012) came out before Alien Rage - Unlimited (2013). 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 Hard Reset Extended Edition and Alien Rage - Unlimited similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Hard Reset Extended Edition have multiplayer like Alien Rage - Unlimited?
- No. Alien Rage - Unlimited supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Hard Reset Extended Edition is listed as single-player only.