Choose Heroes Of The Dark
Choose Heroes Of The Dark if you want an Action and Simulation game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Heroes Of The Dark launched in 2022.
Heroes Of The Dark vs Starborne: Frontiers
Heroes Of The Dark and Starborne: Frontiers both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Heroes Of The Dark (2022) is 2 years older than Starborne: Frontiers (2024). Starborne: Frontiers scores higher on Steam reviews (69% positive) than Heroes Of The Dark (56.4% 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 Starborne: Frontiers
Choose Starborne: Frontiers if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 69% positive across 213 reviews.
Both Heroes Of The Dark and Starborne: Frontiers sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 Heroes Of The Dark |  Starborne: Frontiers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 56.4% positive (156 reviews) | 69% positive (213 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Gameloft | Solid Clouds hf. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Heroes Of The Dark (2022) is 2 years older than Starborne: Frontiers (2024).
- Starborne: Frontiers scores higher on Steam reviews (69% positive) than Heroes Of The Dark (56.4% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Heroes Of The Dark has co-op; Starborne: Frontiers does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Heroes Of The Dark vs Starborne: Frontiers — FAQ
- Which is better, Heroes Of The Dark or Starborne: Frontiers?
- On Steam reviews Starborne: Frontiers scores higher (69% positive) than Heroes Of The Dark (56.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Starborne: Frontiers is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Heroes Of The Dark or Starborne: Frontiers first?
- If you want chronology, Heroes Of The Dark (2022) came out before Starborne: Frontiers (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 Heroes Of The Dark and Starborne: Frontiers similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, 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.