Choose Honkai Impact 3rd
Choose Honkai Impact 3rd if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,659 Steam reviews back the pick.
Honkai Impact 3rd vs DragonSword : Awakening
Honkai Impact 3rd and DragonSword : Awakening both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) is 5 years older than DragonSword : Awakening (2026). Honkai Impact 3rd is free; DragonSword : Awakening is paid (Price unknown). 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 DragonSword : Awakening
Choose DragonSword : Awakening if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. DragonSword : Awakening launched in 2026.
Both Honkai Impact 3rd and DragonSword : Awakening sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Honkai Impact 3rd |  DragonSword : Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 74.3% positive (4,659 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. | Hound13 Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) is 5 years older than DragonSword : Awakening (2026).
- Honkai Impact 3rd is free; DragonSword : Awakening is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Honkai Impact 3rd is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; DragonSword : Awakening has no Deck rating yet.
Honkai Impact 3rd vs DragonSword : Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play Honkai Impact 3rd or DragonSword : Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Honkai Impact 3rd (2021) came out before DragonSword : Awakening (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 Honkai Impact 3rd and DragonSword : Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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 Honkai Impact 3rd and DragonSword : Awakening have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Honkai Impact 3rd ships Online Co-op, Co-op; DragonSword : Awakening ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Honkai Impact 3rd free?
- Yes — Honkai Impact 3rd is a free-to-play Steam title. DragonSword : Awakening is paid (Price unknown).