Choose Descent: Legends of the Dark
Choose Descent: Legends of the Dark if you want an Adventure experience. Descent: Legends of the Dark launched in 2021.
Descent: Legends of the Dark vs War of the Damned
Descent: Legends of the Dark and War of the Damned 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. Descent: Legends of the Dark (2021) is 5 years older than War of the Damned (2026). Both are free to play. 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 War of the Damned
Choose War of the Damned if you want an Indie, RPG, and Free To Play game with Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. War of the Damned launched in 2026.
Both Descent: Legends of the Dark and War of the Damned sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Descent: Legends of the Dark |  War of the Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (109 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Fantasy Flight Games | Coki Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Descent: Legends of the Dark (2021) is 5 years older than War of the Damned (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Descent: Legends of the Dark is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; War of the Damned has no Deck rating yet.
Descent: Legends of the Dark vs War of the Damned — FAQ
- Should I play Descent: Legends of the Dark or War of the Damned first?
- If you want chronology, Descent: Legends of the Dark (2021) came out before War of the Damned (2026). 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 Descent: Legends of the Dark and War of the Damned similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Descent: Legends of the Dark and War of the Damned have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Descent: Legends of the Dark ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; War of the Damned ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Descent: Legends of the Dark run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Descent: Legends of the Dark is rated Deck Playable by Valve. War of the Damned doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.