Choose Star Trek Online
Choose Star Trek Online if you want a Massively Multiplayer and RPG game with MMO and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 16,605 Steam reviews back the pick.
Star Trek Online vs The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience
Star Trek Online and The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience both land in 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 are Free To Play games on Steam. Star Trek Online (2012) is 7 years older than The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience (2019). The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Star Trek Online (79.2% 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 The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience
Choose The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience if you want a Simulation, Casual, and Early Access game with Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.8% positive across 763 reviews.
Both Star Trek Online and The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience sit in Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Star Trek Online |  The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2019 |
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Simulation, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79.2% positive (16,605 reviews) | 90.8% positive (763 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Cryptic Studios | Messy Desk Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Free To Play games on Steam.
- Star Trek Online (2012) is 7 years older than The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience (2019).
- The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Star Trek Online (79.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Star Trek Online has co-op; The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience does not.
- Star Trek Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience has no Deck rating yet.
Star Trek Online vs The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience — FAQ
- Which is better, Star Trek Online or The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience?
- On Steam reviews The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience scores higher (90.8% positive) than Star Trek Online (79.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Star Trek Online or The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience first?
- If you want chronology, Star Trek Online (2012) came out before The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience (2019). 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 Star Trek Online and The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Star Trek Online run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Star Trek Online is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.