Choose Insurgency
Choose Insurgency if you want the Valve Anti-Cheat enabled and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.3% positive across 35,626 reviews.
Insurgency vs Hell Let Loose
Insurgency and Hell Let Loose both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Insurgency (2014) is 7 years older than Hell Let Loose (2021). Insurgency scores higher on Steam reviews (92.3% positive) than Hell Let Loose (83.8% 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 Hell Let Loose
Choose Hell Let Loose if you want a Simulation and Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 61,435 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Insurgency and Hell Let Loose sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie 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
 Insurgency |  Hell Let Loose | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 17.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.3% positive (35,626 reviews) | 83.8% positive (61,435 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | New World Interactive | Expression Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Insurgency (2014) is 7 years older than Hell Let Loose (2021).
- Insurgency scores higher on Steam reviews (92.3% positive) than Hell Let Loose (83.8% positive).
- Insurgency is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Hell Let Loose (14.99 USD vs. 17.49 USD).
- Insurgency has co-op; Hell Let Loose does not.
- Steam Deck: Insurgency is Deck Unsupported, Hell Let Loose is Deck Playable.
Insurgency vs Hell Let Loose — FAQ
- Which is better, Insurgency or Hell Let Loose?
- On Steam reviews Insurgency scores higher (92.3% positive) than Hell Let Loose (83.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Insurgency is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Insurgency or Hell Let Loose first?
- If you want chronology, Insurgency (2014) came out before Hell Let Loose (2021). 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 Insurgency and Hell Let Loose similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.