Choose Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Choose Chivalry: Medieval Warfare if you want an Indie game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.5% positive across 21,971 reviews.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare vs Boreal Blade
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Boreal Blade 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 8 years older than Boreal Blade (2020). Chivalry: Medieval Warfare scores higher on Steam reviews (81.5% positive) than Boreal Blade (66.7% 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 Boreal Blade
Choose Boreal Blade if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 84% cheaper on the Steam Store. Boreal Blade launched in 2020.
Both Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Boreal Blade sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare |  Boreal Blade | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.5% positive (21,971 reviews) | 66.7% positive (162 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Torn Banner Studios | Frozenbyte |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) is 8 years older than Boreal Blade (2020).
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare scores higher on Steam reviews (81.5% positive) than Boreal Blade (66.7% positive).
- Boreal Blade is currently ~84% cheaper on Steam than Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (3.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is Deck Unsupported, Boreal Blade is Deck Playable.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare vs Boreal Blade — FAQ
- Which is better, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare or Boreal Blade?
- On Steam reviews Chivalry: Medieval Warfare scores higher (81.5% positive) than Boreal Blade (66.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Chivalry: Medieval Warfare or Boreal Blade first?
- If you want chronology, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) came out before Boreal Blade (2020). 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 Boreal Blade 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.