Choose Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Choose Chivalry: Medieval Warfare if you want an Indie game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. 21,971 Steam reviews back the pick.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare vs Chivalry 2
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Chivalry 2 both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) is 10 years older than Chivalry 2 (2022). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Chivalry: Medieval Warfare: 21,971 reviews, Chivalry 2: 22,242). 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 Chivalry 2
Choose Chivalry 2 if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 22,242 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Chivalry 2 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.5% vs 81.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare |  Chivalry 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.5% positive (21,971 reviews) | 81.5% positive (22,242 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Torn Banner Studios | Torn Banner Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) is 10 years older than Chivalry 2 (2022).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Chivalry: Medieval Warfare: 21,971 reviews, Chivalry 2: 22,242).
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Chivalry 2 (24.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is Deck Unsupported, Chivalry 2 is Deck Playable.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare vs Chivalry 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare or Chivalry 2?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare sits at 81.5% positive (21,971 reviews), Chivalry 2 at 81.5% (22,242). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Chivalry: Medieval Warfare or Chivalry 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) came out before Chivalry 2 (2022). 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 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Chivalry 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.