Choose A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
Choose A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI if you want the Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,043 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI vs War Selection
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI and War Selection both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI (2012) is 7 years older than War Selection (2019). War Selection scores higher on Steam reviews (83.9% positive) than A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI (64.4% 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 War Selection
Choose War Selection if you want an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.9% positive across 7,368 reviews.
Both A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI and War Selection sit in Strategy 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
 A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI |  War Selection | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 64.4% positive (1,043 reviews) | 83.9% positive (7,368 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | Glyph Worlds |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI (2012) is 7 years older than War Selection (2019).
- War Selection scores higher on Steam reviews (83.9% positive) than A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI (64.4% positive).
- War Selection is free; A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI is paid (29.99 USD).
- A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI has co-op; War Selection does not.
- War Selection is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI has no Deck rating yet.
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI vs War Selection — FAQ
- Which is better, A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI or War Selection?
- On Steam reviews War Selection scores higher (83.9% positive) than A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI (64.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, War Selection is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI or War Selection first?
- If you want chronology, A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI (2012) came out before War Selection (2019). 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 A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI and War Selection similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 War Selection free?
- Yes — War Selection is a free-to-play Steam title. A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI is paid (29.99 USD).