Choose Defiance
Choose Defiance if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.9% positive across 1,629 reviews.
Defiance vs Afterinfection
Defiance and Afterinfection both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Defiance (2014) is 11 years older than Afterinfection (2025). Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than Afterinfection (57.5% 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 Afterinfection
Choose Afterinfection if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Afterinfection launched in 2025.
Both Defiance and Afterinfection sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Co-op, 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
 Defiance |  Afterinfection | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.9% positive (1,629 reviews) | 57.5% positive (261 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Trion Worlds | RePatrick21 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Defiance (2014) is 11 years older than Afterinfection (2025).
- Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than Afterinfection (57.5% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
Defiance vs Afterinfection — FAQ
- Which is better, Defiance or Afterinfection?
- On Steam reviews Defiance scores higher (71.9% positive) than Afterinfection (57.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Defiance is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Defiance or Afterinfection first?
- If you want chronology, Defiance (2014) came out before Afterinfection (2025). 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 Defiance and Afterinfection similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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 both Defiance and Afterinfection have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Defiance ships Co-op; Afterinfection ships Online Co-op, Co-op.