Choose SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Choose SOVL: Fantasy Warfare if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,964 Steam reviews back the pick.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare vs Animal Times
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare and Animal Times both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Free To Play on Steam. SOVL: Fantasy Warfare (2023) is 3 years older than Animal Times (2026). SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is free; Animal Times 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 Animal Times
Choose Animal Times if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Animal Times launched in 2026.
Both SOVL: Fantasy Warfare and Animal Times sit in Strategy and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 SOVL: Fantasy Warfare |  Animal Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 86.6% positive (1,964 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Dalen Studios | Fusion 29 |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- SOVL: Fantasy Warfare (2023) is 3 years older than Animal Times (2026).
- SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is free; Animal Times is paid (Price unknown).
- SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Animal Times has no Deck rating yet.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare vs Animal Times — FAQ
- Should I play SOVL: Fantasy Warfare or Animal Times first?
- If you want chronology, SOVL: Fantasy Warfare (2023) came out before Animal Times (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 SOVL: Fantasy Warfare and Animal Times similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Is SOVL: Fantasy Warfare free?
- Yes — SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is a free-to-play Steam title. Animal Times is paid (Price unknown).
- Does SOVL: Fantasy Warfare run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Animal Times doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.