Which is better, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef or Metal Slug: Awakening?

On Steam reviews Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef scores higher (87.7% positive) than Metal Slug: Awakening (62.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Should I play Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef or Metal Slug: Awakening first?

If you want chronology, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef (2022) came out before Metal Slug: Awakening (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.

Is Metal Slug: Awakening free?

Yes — Metal Slug: Awakening is a free-to-play Steam title. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef is paid (19.99 USD).

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef vs Metal Slug: Awakening

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef and Metal Slug: Awakening both land in Action, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef (2022) is 2 years older than Metal Slug: Awakening (2024). Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef scores higher on Steam reviews (87.7% positive) than Metal Slug: Awakening (62.1% 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 Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

Choose Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.7% positive across 1,364 reviews.

Choose Metal Slug: Awakening

Choose Metal Slug: Awakening if you want a Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Metal Slug: Awakening launched in 2024.

Both Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef and Metal Slug: Awakening sit in Action and Adventure 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.

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef vs Metal Slug: Awakening — Steam metadata comparison
	Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef	Metal Slug: Awakening
Released	2022	2024
Genres	Action, Adventure	Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Unsupported
Price	19.99 USD	Free to play
Steam reviews	87.7% positive (1,364 reviews)	62.1% positive (867 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op
Developers	Rogueside	Tencent

Side by side

Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef (2022) is 2 years older than Metal Slug: Awakening (2024).
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef scores higher on Steam reviews (87.7% positive) than Metal Slug: Awakening (62.1% positive).
Metal Slug: Awakening is free; Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef is paid (19.99 USD).
Both support cooperative play.
Steam Deck: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef is Deck Verified, Metal Slug: Awakening is Deck Unsupported.