Choose Crossfire: Legion
Choose Crossfire: Legion if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Crossfire: Legion launched in 2022.
Crossfire: Legion vs Paper Battlefield
Crossfire: Legion and Paper Battlefield both land in Action, Strategy 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 Action, Strategy on Steam. Crossfire: Legion (2022) is 3 years older than Paper Battlefield (2025). Crossfire: Legion has co-op; Paper Battlefield does not. 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 Paper Battlefield
Choose Paper Battlefield if you want an Indie and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Paper Battlefield launched in 2025.
Both Crossfire: Legion and Paper Battlefield sit in Action and Strategy 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
 Crossfire: Legion |  Paper Battlefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive (360 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Blackbird Interactive | Bros Ogon's |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Crossfire: Legion (2022) is 3 years older than Paper Battlefield (2025).
- Crossfire: Legion has co-op; Paper Battlefield does not.
- Crossfire: Legion is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Paper Battlefield has no Deck rating yet.
Crossfire: Legion vs Paper Battlefield — FAQ
- Should I play Crossfire: Legion or Paper Battlefield first?
- If you want chronology, Crossfire: Legion (2022) came out before Paper Battlefield (2025). 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 Crossfire: Legion and Paper Battlefield similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy 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 Crossfire: Legion run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Crossfire: Legion is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Paper Battlefield doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.