Choose AirMech
Choose AirMech if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.1% positive across 5,801 reviews.
AirMech vs Art of War: Red Tides
AirMech and Art of War: Red Tides both land in Strategy, Indie, 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, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Art of War: Red Tides (2016) is 2 years older than AirMech (2018). AirMech scores higher on Steam reviews (83.1% positive) than Art of War: Red Tides (76.8% 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 Art of War: Red Tides
Choose Art of War: Red Tides if you want an Early Access and Violent experience. 2,067 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both AirMech and Art of War: Red Tides sit in Strategy, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 AirMech |  Art of War: Red Tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access, Violent |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 83.1% positive (5,801 reviews) | 76.8% positive (2,067 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Carbon Games | Game Science |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Art of War: Red Tides (2016) is 2 years older than AirMech (2018).
- AirMech scores higher on Steam reviews (83.1% positive) than Art of War: Red Tides (76.8% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- AirMech is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Art of War: Red Tides has no Deck rating yet.
AirMech vs Art of War: Red Tides — FAQ
- Which is better, AirMech or Art of War: Red Tides?
- On Steam reviews AirMech scores higher (83.1% positive) than Art of War: Red Tides (76.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, AirMech is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play AirMech or Art of War: Red Tides first?
- If you want chronology, Art of War: Red Tides (2016) came out before AirMech (2018). 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 AirMech and Art of War: Red Tides similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Do both AirMech and Art of War: Red Tides have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: AirMech ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Art of War: Red Tides ships Online Co-op, Co-op.