Choose PlanetSide 2
Choose PlanetSide 2 if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. 47,301 Steam reviews back the pick.
PlanetSide 2 vs MechWarrior Online™ Legends
PlanetSide 2 and MechWarrior Online™ Legends both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. PlanetSide 2 (2012) is 3 years older than MechWarrior Online™ Legends (2015). Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (PlanetSide 2: 47,301 reviews, MechWarrior Online™ Legends: 10,127). 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 MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Choose MechWarrior Online™ Legends if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,127 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both PlanetSide 2 and MechWarrior Online™ Legends sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.6% vs 81.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 PlanetSide 2 |  MechWarrior Online™ Legends | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 81.6% positive (47,301 reviews) | 81.1% positive (10,127 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Rogue Planet Games | Piranha Games Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- PlanetSide 2 (2012) is 3 years older than MechWarrior Online™ Legends (2015).
- Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (PlanetSide 2: 47,301 reviews, MechWarrior Online™ Legends: 10,127).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
PlanetSide 2 vs MechWarrior Online™ Legends — FAQ
- Which is better, PlanetSide 2 or MechWarrior Online™ Legends?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: PlanetSide 2 sits at 81.6% positive (47,301 reviews), MechWarrior Online™ Legends at 81.1% (10,127). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play PlanetSide 2 or MechWarrior Online™ Legends first?
- If you want chronology, PlanetSide 2 (2012) came out before MechWarrior Online™ Legends (2015). 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 PlanetSide 2 and MechWarrior Online™ Legends similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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.