Choose Ultimate Battle
Choose Ultimate Battle if you want an Indie game with LAN PvP and Playable without Timed Input. Ultimate Battle launched in 2020.
Ultimate Battle vs Metal Slug: Awakening
Ultimate Battle and Metal Slug: Awakening 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. Ultimate Battle (2020) is 4 years older than Metal Slug: Awakening (2024). Metal Slug: Awakening is free; Ultimate Battle is paid (2.99 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 Metal Slug: Awakening
Choose Metal Slug: Awakening if you want an Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Metal Slug: Awakening launched in 2024.
Both Ultimate Battle and Metal Slug: Awakening 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ultimate Battle |  Metal Slug: Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 2.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 62.1% positive (867 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Matt Games | Tencent |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Ultimate Battle (2020) is 4 years older than Metal Slug: Awakening (2024).
- Metal Slug: Awakening is free; Ultimate Battle is paid (2.99 USD).
- Metal Slug: Awakening has co-op; Ultimate Battle does not.
- Metal Slug: Awakening is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Ultimate Battle has no Deck rating yet.
Ultimate Battle vs Metal Slug: Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play Ultimate Battle or Metal Slug: Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Ultimate Battle (2020) 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.
- Are Ultimate Battle and Metal Slug: Awakening 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 Metal Slug: Awakening free?
- Yes — Metal Slug: Awakening is a free-to-play Steam title. Ultimate Battle is paid (2.99 USD).