Empires Shall Fall and About Frontlines both land in 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Empires Shall Fall has co-op; About Frontlines does not. Empires Shall Fall is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; About Frontlines has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Empires Shall Fall if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Empires Shall Fall launched in 2024.
Choose About Frontlines if you want the Online PvP, LAN PvP, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing.
Both Empires Shall Fall and About Frontlines sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player 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.
 Empires Shall Fall |  About Frontlines | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 12.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (55 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Weird Penguin Games | Luca Burgio |
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