Choose Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Choose Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.9% positive across 8,061 reviews.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ vs Way of the Samurai 3
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Way of the Samurai 3 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. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) is 4 years older than Way of the Samurai 3 (2016). Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ scores higher on Steam reviews (87.9% positive) than Way of the Samurai 3 (81% 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 Way of the Samurai 3
Choose Way of the Samurai 3 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Way of the Samurai 3 launched in 2016.
Both Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Way of the Samurai 3 sit in Action on Steam, 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
 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ |  Way of the Samurai 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.9% positive (8,061 reviews) | 81% positive (510 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Big Huge Games, 38 Studios | ACQUIRE Corp. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) is 4 years older than Way of the Samurai 3 (2016).
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ scores higher on Steam reviews (87.9% positive) than Way of the Samurai 3 (81% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ vs Way of the Samurai 3 — FAQ
- Which is better, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ or Way of the Samurai 3?
- On Steam reviews Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ scores higher (87.9% positive) than Way of the Samurai 3 (81% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ or Way of the Samurai 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) came out before Way of the Samurai 3 (2016). 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 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Way of the Samurai 3 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.