Choose The Guardian Stone
Choose The Guardian Stone if you want an Early Access experience. The Guardian Stone launched in 2022.
The Guardian Stone vs Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions
The Guardian Stone and Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. The Guardian Stone (2022) is 2 years older than Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions (2024). Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions scores higher on Steam reviews (76.8% positive) than The Guardian Stone (75% 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 Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions
Choose Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions if you want a Free To Play game with Includes Source SDK, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions launched in 2024.
Both The Guardian Stone and Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75% vs 76.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Guardian Stone |  Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (12 reviews) | 76.8% positive (306 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Warren | Sofa Mauve Studio Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- The Guardian Stone (2022) is 2 years older than Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions (2024).
- Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions scores higher on Steam reviews (76.8% positive) than The Guardian Stone (75% positive).
- Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions is free; The Guardian Stone is paid (14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Guardian Stone has no Deck rating yet.
The Guardian Stone vs Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions — FAQ
- Should I play The Guardian Stone or Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions first?
- If you want chronology, The Guardian Stone (2022) came out before Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions (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 The Guardian Stone and Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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 The Guardian Stone and Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Guardian Stone ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions free?
- Yes — Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions is a free-to-play Steam title. The Guardian Stone is paid (14.99 USD).