✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping offline
In the sci-fi game Offworld Trading Company, the player can lead an interplanetary corporation in a futuristic trade war for control of Mars.
###Gameplay
The game mixes resource mining and construction used in real-time strategies with a stronger economic element.
Where it drifts furthest from Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids.
It predates Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids by 9 years, with what that implies technically.