Choose Defiance
Choose Defiance if you want a Free To Play game with Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.9% positive across 1,629 reviews.
Defiance vs Guns and Robots
Defiance and Guns and Robots 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. Both released in 2014. Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than Guns and Robots (58% 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 Guns and Robots
Choose Guns and Robots if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Guns and Robots launched in 2014.
Both Defiance and Guns and Robots sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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 |  Guns and Robots | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 71.9% positive (1,629 reviews) | 58% positive (762 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Trion Worlds | Masthead Studios Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2014.
- Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than Guns and Robots (58% positive).
- Guns and Robots is free; Defiance is paid (Price unknown).
- Defiance has co-op; Guns and Robots does not.
- Guns and Robots is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Defiance has no Deck rating yet.
Defiance vs Guns and Robots — FAQ
- Which is better, Defiance or Guns and Robots?
- On Steam reviews Defiance scores higher (71.9% positive) than Guns and Robots (58% 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.
- Are Defiance and Guns and Robots 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.
- Is Guns and Robots free?
- Yes — Guns and Robots is a free-to-play Steam title. Defiance is paid (Price unknown).