Should I play Apex Legends™ or Chapter Wars first?

If you want chronology, Apex Legends™ (2020) came out before Chapter Wars (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 Apex Legends™ and Chapter Wars similar?

They overlap on Action 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 Apex Legends™ free?

Yes — Apex Legends™ is a free-to-play Steam title. Chapter Wars is paid (9.99 USD).

Apex Legends™ vs Chapter Wars

Apex Legends™ and Chapter Wars both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Apex Legends™ (2020) is 3 years older than Chapter Wars (2023). Apex Legends™ is free; Chapter Wars is paid (9.99 USD). 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 Apex Legends™

Choose Apex Legends™ if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Online Co-op, Chat Speech-to-text, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 441,156 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Chapter Wars

Choose Chapter Wars if you want a Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Chapter Wars launched in 2023.

Both Apex Legends™ and Chapter Wars sit in Action 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.

Apex Legends™ vs Chapter Wars — Steam metadata comparison
	Apex Legends™	Chapter Wars
Released	2020	2023
Genres	Action, Adventure, Free To Play	Action, Massively Multiplayer
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Unrated
Price	Free to play	9.99 USD
Steam reviews	76.6% positive (441,156 reviews)	6 reviews
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op	Multi-player
Developers	Respawn	WEB3 Studios

Side by side

Both are Action games on Steam.
Apex Legends™ (2020) is 3 years older than Chapter Wars (2023).
Apex Legends™ is free; Chapter Wars is paid (9.99 USD).
Apex Legends™ has co-op; Chapter Wars does not.
Apex Legends™ is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Chapter Wars has no Deck rating yet.