Choose Honkai Impact 3rd
Choose Honkai Impact 3rd if you want an Action and Adventure game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 4,659 Steam reviews back the pick.
Honkai Impact 3rd vs CounterSide
Honkai Impact 3rd and CounterSide both land in RPG, Free To Play 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 RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) is 1 year older than CounterSide (2022). CounterSide scores higher on Steam reviews (78.4% positive) than Honkai Impact 3rd (74.3% 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 CounterSide
Choose CounterSide if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.4% positive across 1,893 reviews.
Both Honkai Impact 3rd and CounterSide sit in RPG and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Honkai Impact 3rd |  CounterSide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 74.3% positive (4,659 reviews) | 78.4% positive (1,893 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. | Studiobside Co.,Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) is 1 year older than CounterSide (2022).
- CounterSide scores higher on Steam reviews (78.4% positive) than Honkai Impact 3rd (74.3% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Honkai Impact 3rd has co-op; CounterSide does not.
- Steam Deck: Honkai Impact 3rd is Deck Unsupported, CounterSide is Deck Playable.
Honkai Impact 3rd vs CounterSide — FAQ
- Which is better, Honkai Impact 3rd or CounterSide?
- On Steam reviews CounterSide scores higher (78.4% positive) than Honkai Impact 3rd (74.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, CounterSide is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Honkai Impact 3rd or CounterSide first?
- If you want chronology, Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) came out before CounterSide (2022). 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 Honkai Impact 3rd and CounterSide similar?
- They overlap on RPG, Free To Play 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.