Choose Paint Warfare
Choose Paint Warfare if you want a Sports, Strategy, and Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.5% positive across 904 reviews.
Paint Warfare vs Krunker
Paint Warfare and Krunker both land in Action, 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 Action, Casual on Steam. Krunker (2021) is 1 year older than Paint Warfare (2022). Paint Warfare scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than Krunker (78.9% 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 Krunker
Choose Krunker if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 15,299 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Paint Warfare and Krunker sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Paint Warfare |  Krunker | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (904 reviews) | 78.9% positive (15,299 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | bananadev. | FRVR |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Krunker (2021) is 1 year older than Paint Warfare (2022).
- Paint Warfare scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than Krunker (78.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Krunker is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Paint Warfare has no Deck rating yet.
Paint Warfare vs Krunker — FAQ
- Which is better, Paint Warfare or Krunker?
- On Steam reviews Paint Warfare scores higher (87.5% positive) than Krunker (78.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Paint Warfare is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Paint Warfare or Krunker first?
- If you want chronology, Krunker (2021) came out before Paint Warfare (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 Paint Warfare and Krunker similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Paint Warfare and Krunker have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Paint Warfare ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Krunker ships Online Co-op, Co-op.