Choose Total War: WARHAMMER III
Choose Total War: WARHAMMER III if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. 60,375 Steam reviews back the pick.
Total War: WARHAMMER III vs Inheritors2078
Total War: WARHAMMER III and Inheritors2078 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. Inheritors2078 (2021) is 1 year older than Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022). Both sit near 71% positive on Steam (Total War: WARHAMMER III: 60,375 reviews, Inheritors2078: 14). 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 Inheritors2078
Choose Inheritors2078 if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Inheritors2078 launched in 2021.
Both Total War: WARHAMMER III and Inheritors2078 sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (70.8% vs 71.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Total War: WARHAMMER III |  Inheritors2078 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.8% positive (60,375 reviews) | 71.4% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | Elhaitham Ashmawy, Mohamed Eshmawy, Nour Ashmawy |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Inheritors2078 (2021) is 1 year older than Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022).
- Both sit near 71% positive on Steam (Total War: WARHAMMER III: 60,375 reviews, Inheritors2078: 14).
- Inheritors2078 is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Total War: WARHAMMER III (11.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Total War: WARHAMMER III vs Inheritors2078 — FAQ
- Should I play Total War: WARHAMMER III or Inheritors2078 first?
- If you want chronology, Inheritors2078 (2021) came out before Total War: WARHAMMER III (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 Total War: WARHAMMER III and Inheritors2078 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.
- Do both Total War: WARHAMMER III and Inheritors2078 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Total War: WARHAMMER III ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Inheritors2078 ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.