Choose Praetorians - HD Remaster
Choose Praetorians - HD Remaster if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.2% positive across 228 reviews.
Praetorians - HD Remaster vs Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition
Praetorians - HD Remaster and Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition both land in 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Praetorians - HD Remaster (2020) is 2 years older than Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition (2022). Praetorians - HD Remaster scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition (69.2% 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 Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition
Choose Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition launched in 2022.
Both Praetorians - HD Remaster and Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition sit in 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
 Praetorians - HD Remaster |  Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (228 reviews) | 69.2% positive (107 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Torus Games, Pyro Studios | JOTASOFT STUDIOS |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Praetorians - HD Remaster (2020) is 2 years older than Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition (2022).
- Praetorians - HD Remaster scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition (69.2% positive).
- Praetorians - HD Remaster is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition has co-op; Praetorians - HD Remaster does not.
- Steam Deck: Praetorians - HD Remaster is Deck Verified, Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition is Deck Playable.
Praetorians - HD Remaster vs Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Praetorians - HD Remaster or Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition?
- On Steam reviews Praetorians - HD Remaster scores higher (88.2% positive) than Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition (69.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Praetorians - HD Remaster is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Praetorians - HD Remaster or Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Praetorians - HD Remaster (2020) came out before Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition (2022). 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 Praetorians - HD Remaster and Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition similar?
- They overlap on 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.