Choose Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
Choose Jagged Alliance: Crossfire if it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. Jagged Alliance: Crossfire launched in 2012.
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire vs Battle Brothers
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire and Battle Brothers both land in Strategy, Simulation, 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, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Jagged Alliance: Crossfire (2012) is 5 years older than Battle Brothers (2017). Battle Brothers scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Jagged Alliance: Crossfire (67.1% 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 Battle Brothers
Choose Battle Brothers if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 14,754 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Jagged Alliance: Crossfire and Battle Brothers sit in Strategy, Simulation, and RPG on Steam, 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
 Jagged Alliance: Crossfire |  Battle Brothers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, RPG | Strategy, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.74 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 67.1% positive (82 reviews) | 89.2% positive (14,754 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Coreplay GmbH | Overhype Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Jagged Alliance: Crossfire (2012) is 5 years older than Battle Brothers (2017).
- Battle Brothers scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Jagged Alliance: Crossfire (67.1% positive).
- Jagged Alliance: Crossfire is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Battle Brothers (3.74 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Battle Brothers is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Jagged Alliance: Crossfire has no Deck rating yet.
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire vs Battle Brothers — FAQ
- Should I play Jagged Alliance: Crossfire or Battle Brothers first?
- If you want chronology, Jagged Alliance: Crossfire (2012) came out before Battle Brothers (2017). 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 Jagged Alliance: Crossfire and Battle Brothers similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation, 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.