Choose Star Trek Online
Choose Star Trek Online if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with MMO and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.2% positive across 16,605 reviews.
Star Trek Online vs Star Trek Timelines
Star Trek Online and Star Trek Timelines both land in RPG, 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 RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Star Trek Online (2012) is 5 years older than Star Trek Timelines (2017). Star Trek Online scores higher on Steam reviews (79.2% positive) than Star Trek Timelines (65.7% 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 Star Trek Timelines
Choose Star Trek Timelines if you want a Strategy and Adventure game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,028 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Star Trek Online and Star Trek Timelines sit in RPG and 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 |  Star Trek Timelines | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2017 |
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79.2% positive (16,605 reviews) | 65.7% positive (1,028 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Cryptic Studios | Tilting Point |
Side by side
- Both share RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Star Trek Online (2012) is 5 years older than Star Trek Timelines (2017).
- Star Trek Online scores higher on Steam reviews (79.2% positive) than Star Trek Timelines (65.7% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Star Trek Online has co-op; Star Trek Timelines does not.
- Steam Deck: Star Trek Online is Deck Playable, Star Trek Timelines is Deck Unsupported.
Star Trek Online vs Star Trek Timelines — FAQ
- Which is better, Star Trek Online or Star Trek Timelines?
- On Steam reviews Star Trek Online scores higher (79.2% positive) than Star Trek Timelines (65.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Star Trek Online 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 Star Trek Timelines first?
- If you want chronology, Star Trek Online (2012) came out before Star Trek Timelines (2017). 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 Star Trek Timelines similar?
- They overlap on RPG, 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.