Choose Fall Guys
Choose Fall Guys if you want an Action, Sports, and Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 148,234 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fall Guys vs Hero World
Fall Guys and Hero World both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Fall Guys (2020) is 3 years older than Hero World (2023). Fall Guys has co-op; Hero World 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 Hero World
Choose Hero World if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Hero World launched in 2023.
Both Fall Guys and Hero World sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Fall Guys |  Hero World | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 2.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.8% positive (148,234 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mediatonic | CryneX |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Fall Guys (2020) is 3 years older than Hero World (2023).
- Fall Guys has co-op; Hero World does not.
- Fall Guys is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hero World has no Deck rating yet.
Fall Guys vs Hero World — FAQ
- Should I play Fall Guys or Hero World first?
- If you want chronology, Fall Guys (2020) came out before Hero World (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 Hero World similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Does Hero World have multiplayer like Fall Guys?
- No. Fall Guys supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Hero World is listed as single-player only.
- Does Fall Guys run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fall Guys is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Hero World doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.