Choose Emergency 2013
Choose Emergency 2013 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Emergency 2013 launched in 2012.
Emergency 2013 vs Iron Harvest
Emergency 2013 and Iron Harvest both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Emergency 2013 (2012) is 8 years older than Iron Harvest (2020). Iron Harvest has co-op; Emergency 2013 does not. 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 Iron Harvest
Choose Iron Harvest if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 6,065 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Emergency 2013 and Iron Harvest sit in Strategy 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
 Emergency 2013 |  Iron Harvest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 75.3% positive (6,065 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Quadriga Games | KING Art |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Emergency 2013 (2012) is 8 years older than Iron Harvest (2020).
- Iron Harvest has co-op; Emergency 2013 does not.
- Iron Harvest is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Emergency 2013 has no Deck rating yet.
Emergency 2013 vs Iron Harvest — FAQ
- Should I play Emergency 2013 or Iron Harvest first?
- If you want chronology, Emergency 2013 (2012) came out before Iron Harvest (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 Emergency 2013 and Iron Harvest similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.