Choose Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
Choose Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition if you want an Adventure game with Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition launched in 2014.
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition vs Dead Pixels
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition and Dead Pixels both land in Action, Indie, 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 Action, Indie, RPG on Steam. Dead Pixels (2012) is 2 years older than Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2014). Dead Pixels scores higher on Steam reviews (86.6% positive) than Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (73.9% 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 Dead Pixels
Choose Dead Pixels if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.6% positive across 1,092 reviews.
Both Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition and Dead Pixels sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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
 Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition |  Dead Pixels | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2012 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.9% positive (801 reviews) | 86.6% positive (1,092 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Tribute Games Inc. | CSR-Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Dead Pixels (2012) is 2 years older than Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2014).
- Dead Pixels scores higher on Steam reviews (86.6% positive) than Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (73.9% positive).
- Dead Pixels is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition has co-op; Dead Pixels does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition vs Dead Pixels — FAQ
- Which is better, Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition or Dead Pixels?
- On Steam reviews Dead Pixels scores higher (86.6% positive) than Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (73.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dead Pixels is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition or Dead Pixels first?
- If you want chronology, Dead Pixels (2012) came out before Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2014). 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 Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition and Dead Pixels similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Do Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition and Dead Pixels both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.