Choose Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions
Choose Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,484 Steam reviews back the pick.
Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions vs Grid Tactics: Duel
Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions and Grid Tactics: Duel both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Free To Play on Steam. Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions (2019) is 7 years older than Grid Tactics: Duel (2026). Both are free to play. 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 Grid Tactics: Duel
Choose Grid Tactics: Duel if you want an Indie, Casual, and Early Access game with MMO and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Grid Tactics: Duel launched in 2026.
Both Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions and Grid Tactics: Duel sit in Strategy and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions |  Grid Tactics: Duel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Adventure, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 58.5% positive (1,484 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Everguild Ltd. | Gon |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions (2019) is 7 years older than Grid Tactics: Duel (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Grid Tactics: Duel has no Deck rating yet.
Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions vs Grid Tactics: Duel — FAQ
- Should I play Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions or Grid Tactics: Duel first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions (2019) came out before Grid Tactics: Duel (2026). 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 Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions and Grid Tactics: Duel similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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 Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Grid Tactics: Duel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.