Choose WAKFU
Choose WAKFU if you want an Action, Strategy, and Casual experience. 4,026 Steam reviews back the pick.
WAKFU vs Stash
WAKFU and Stash both land in Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. WAKFU (2014) is 3 years older than Stash (2017). Both sit near 68% positive on Steam (WAKFU: 4,026 reviews, Stash: 574). 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 Stash
Choose Stash if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Stash launched in 2017.
Both WAKFU and Stash sit in Indie, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (68% vs 68.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 WAKFU |  Stash | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (4,026 reviews) | 68.6% positive (574 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Ankama Studio | Frogdice |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- WAKFU (2014) is 3 years older than Stash (2017).
- Both sit near 68% positive on Steam (WAKFU: 4,026 reviews, Stash: 574).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- WAKFU is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Stash has no Deck rating yet.
WAKFU vs Stash — FAQ
- Which is better, WAKFU or Stash?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: WAKFU sits at 68% positive (4,026 reviews), Stash at 68.6% (574). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play WAKFU or Stash first?
- If you want chronology, WAKFU (2014) came out before Stash (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 WAKFU and Stash similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 WAKFU and Stash have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: WAKFU ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Stash ships Online Co-op, Co-op.