Choose WAKFU
Choose WAKFU if you want an Action, Strategy, and Indie game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 68% positive across 4,026 reviews.
WAKFU vs Lucent Heart
WAKFU and Lucent Heart both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. WAKFU (2014) is 2 years older than Lucent Heart (2016). WAKFU scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than Lucent Heart (52.2% 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 Lucent Heart
Choose Lucent Heart if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Lucent Heart launched in 2016.
Both WAKFU and Lucent Heart sit in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 WAKFU |  Lucent Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (4,026 reviews) | 52.2% positive (232 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ankama Studio | Playcoo |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- WAKFU (2014) is 2 years older than Lucent Heart (2016).
- WAKFU scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than Lucent Heart (52.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- WAKFU has co-op; Lucent Heart does not.
- WAKFU is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Lucent Heart has no Deck rating yet.
WAKFU vs Lucent Heart — FAQ
- Which is better, WAKFU or Lucent Heart?
- On Steam reviews WAKFU scores higher (68% positive) than Lucent Heart (52.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, WAKFU is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play WAKFU or Lucent Heart first?
- If you want chronology, WAKFU (2014) came out before Lucent Heart (2016). 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 WAKFU and Lucent Heart similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.