Choose Defiance
Choose Defiance if you want an Action and RPG experience. 1,629 Steam reviews back the pick.
Defiance vs Defiance 2050
Defiance and Defiance 2050 both land in Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Defiance (2014) is 4 years older than Defiance 2050 (2018). Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than Defiance 2050 (40.3% 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 Defiance 2050
Choose Defiance 2050 if you want an Adventure game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Defiance 2050 launched in 2018.
Both Defiance and Defiance 2050 sit in Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play 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 |  Defiance 2050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 71.9% positive (1,629 reviews) | 40.3% positive (62 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Trion Worlds | Trion Worlds |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Defiance (2014) is 4 years older than Defiance 2050 (2018).
- Defiance scores higher on Steam reviews (71.9% positive) than Defiance 2050 (40.3% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
Defiance vs Defiance 2050 — FAQ
- Should I play Defiance or Defiance 2050 first?
- If you want chronology, Defiance (2014) came out before Defiance 2050 (2018). 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 Defiance 2050 similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Defiance 2050 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Defiance ships Co-op; Defiance 2050 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.