Rivals of Aether vs Stick Fight: The Game
Rivals of Aether is a fighting platformer game from Aether Studios (2017) while Stick Fight: The Game is a fighting strategy game from Landfall West (2017).
What each one is
Steam files Rivals of Aether under Fighting and Platformer. In contrast, it files Stick Fight: The Game under Fighting and Strategy.
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
At a glance
| Rivals of Aether | Stick Fight: The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.2/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 38,134) | Very Positive (93%, 125,325) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $29.99 | $1.99 |
| Install size | 0.29 GB | 0.39 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Developer | Aether Studios | Landfall West |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Rivals of Aether vs Stick Fight: The Game, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Rivals of AetherFighting platformer gameStick Fight: The GameFighting strategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Rivals of AetherFighting, 2D Fighter, Pixel GraphicsStick Fight: The GameFunny, Fighting, Local MultiplayerThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Rivals of AetherScore 8.2 · 96% on SteamStick Fight: The Game ✓Score 8.3 · 93% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Rivals of Aether38,134 reviews · 21 add-ons · 0.29 GBStick Fight: The Game125,325 reviews · 1 add-on · 0.39 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Rivals of Aether$29.99Stick Fight: The Game ✓$1.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Rivals of AetherVerifiedStick Fight: The GameVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Stick Fight: The Game takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueRivals of Aether and Stick Fight: The Game on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Stick Fight: The Game (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: Stick Fight: The Game ($1.99)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Stick Fight: The Game (125,325 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Fighting2D FighterMultiplayerIndieLocal Multiplayer2DGreat Soundtrack4 Player Local
Where they differ
Pixel GraphicsCompetitivePlatformerGames WorkshopModdableArcade
FunnyPvPCasualPhysicsOnline Co-OpLocal Co-Op
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Rivals of Aether is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Stick Fight: The Game is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Rivals of Aether | Stick Fight: The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video | — |
| Minimum CPU | 1.2GHz processor | 2GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 0.5 GB | 1 GB |
| Install size | 0.29 GB | 0.39 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Rivals of Aether · Stick Fight: The Game.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Rivals of Aether and 1 for Stick Fight: The Game. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Rivals of Aether and Stick Fight: The Game in scope?
Rivals of Aether has drawn 38,134 Steam reviews, ships 21 add-ons and installs in 0.29 GB. Stick Fight: The Game has drawn 125,325 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 0.39 GB.
Is Rivals of Aether or Stick Fight: The Game better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Stick Fight: The Game rates higher (8.3 to 8.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Rivals of Aether or Stick Fight: The Game?
Stick Fight: The Game is cheaper right now at $1.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.