Choose Fault: Elder Orb
Choose Fault: Elder Orb if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 62.7% positive across 2,163 reviews.
Fault: Elder Orb vs SMITE 2
Fault: Elder Orb and SMITE 2 both land in Action, 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 Action, Strategy, Free To Play on Steam. Fault: Elder Orb (2020) is 4 years older than SMITE 2 (2024). Fault: Elder Orb scores higher on Steam reviews (62.7% positive) than SMITE 2 (54.3% 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 SMITE 2
Choose SMITE 2 if you want an Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 13,848 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Fault: Elder Orb and SMITE 2 sit in Action, 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
 Fault: Elder Orb |  SMITE 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 62.7% positive (2,163 reviews) | 54.3% positive (13,848 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Strange Matter Studios | Titan Forge Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Fault: Elder Orb (2020) is 4 years older than SMITE 2 (2024).
- Fault: Elder Orb scores higher on Steam reviews (62.7% positive) than SMITE 2 (54.3% positive).
- SMITE 2 is free; Fault: Elder Orb is paid (Price unknown).
- SMITE 2 has co-op; Fault: Elder Orb does not.
- SMITE 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Fault: Elder Orb has no Deck rating yet.
Fault: Elder Orb vs SMITE 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Fault: Elder Orb or SMITE 2?
- On Steam reviews Fault: Elder Orb scores higher (62.7% positive) than SMITE 2 (54.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Fault: Elder Orb is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Fault: Elder Orb or SMITE 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Fault: Elder Orb (2020) came out before SMITE 2 (2024). 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 Fault: Elder Orb and SMITE 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Is SMITE 2 free?
- Yes — SMITE 2 is a free-to-play Steam title. Fault: Elder Orb is paid (Price unknown).