Choose Freedom Fighters
Choose Freedom Fighters if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 1,582 Steam reviews back the pick.
Freedom Fighters vs Metalstorm
Freedom Fighters and Metalstorm 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. Metalstorm is free; Freedom Fighters is paid (Price unknown). Metalstorm has co-op; Freedom Fighters does not. 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 Metalstorm
Choose Metalstorm if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, Steam Turn Notifications, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Both Freedom Fighters and Metalstorm sit in Action on Steam, 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
 Freedom Fighters |  Metalstorm | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Action | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 94.6% positive (1,582 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | IO Interactive A/S | Starform |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Metalstorm is free; Freedom Fighters is paid (Price unknown).
- Metalstorm has co-op; Freedom Fighters does not.
- Freedom Fighters is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Metalstorm has no Deck rating yet.
Freedom Fighters vs Metalstorm — FAQ
- Are Freedom Fighters and Metalstorm 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.
- Does Freedom Fighters have multiplayer like Metalstorm?
- No. Metalstorm supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Freedom Fighters is listed as single-player only.
- Is Metalstorm free?
- Yes — Metalstorm is a free-to-play Steam title. Freedom Fighters is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Freedom Fighters run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Freedom Fighters is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Metalstorm doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.