Choose Defiance
Choose Defiance if you want a Free To Play experience. 1,629 Steam reviews back the pick.
Defiance vs PIONER
Defiance and PIONER 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 PIONER (2025). Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than PIONER (70.6% 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 PIONER
Choose PIONER if you want an Early Access game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,152 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Defiance and PIONER 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. Steam reviews are nearly tied (71.9% vs 70.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Defiance |  PIONER | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 22.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.9% positive (1,629 reviews) | 70.6% positive (1,152 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Trion Worlds | GFAGAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Defiance (2014) is 11 years older than PIONER (2025).
- Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than PIONER (70.6% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
Defiance vs PIONER — FAQ
- Which is better, Defiance or PIONER?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Defiance sits at 71.9% positive (1,629 reviews), PIONER at 70.6% (1,152). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Defiance or PIONER first?
- If you want chronology, Defiance (2014) came out before PIONER (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 PIONER 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 PIONER have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Defiance ships Co-op; PIONER ships Online Co-op, Co-op.