Choose Fall Guys
Choose Fall Guys if you want a Sports and Indie experience. 148,234 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fall Guys vs Heroic City
Fall Guys and Heroic City both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, Casual 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, Massively Multiplayer, Casual on Steam. Fall Guys (2020) is 3 years older than Heroic City (2023). Heroic City is free; Fall Guys is paid (Price unknown). 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 Heroic City
Choose Heroic City if you want a Free To Play and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Heroic City launched in 2023.
Both Fall Guys and Heroic City sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 Fall Guys |  Heroic City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 83.8% positive (148,234 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Mediatonic | Heroic Games Oy |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, Casual on Steam.
- Fall Guys (2020) is 3 years older than Heroic City (2023).
- Heroic City is free; Fall Guys is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Fall Guys is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Heroic City has no Deck rating yet.
Fall Guys vs Heroic City — FAQ
- Should I play Fall Guys or Heroic City first?
- If you want chronology, Fall Guys (2020) came out before Heroic City (2023). 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 Fall Guys and Heroic City similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, Casual 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.
- Do both Fall Guys and Heroic City have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Fall Guys ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Heroic City ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Heroic City free?
- Yes — Heroic City is a free-to-play Steam title. Fall Guys is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Fall Guys run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fall Guys is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Heroic City doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.