Choose Kingdom Wars
Choose Kingdom Wars if you want a Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play game with MMO. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,796 Steam reviews back the pick.
Kingdom Wars vs Kingdom Wars 2: Battles
Kingdom Wars and Kingdom Wars 2: Battles both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Kingdom Wars (2013) is 3 years older than Kingdom Wars 2: Battles (2016). Kingdom Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (67.4% positive) than Kingdom Wars 2: Battles (65.5% 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 Kingdom Wars 2: Battles
Choose Kingdom Wars 2: Battles if it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kingdom Wars 2: Battles launched in 2016.
Both Kingdom Wars and Kingdom Wars 2: Battles sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (67.4% vs 65.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kingdom Wars |  Kingdom Wars 2: Battles | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 67.4% positive (1,796 reviews) | 65.5% positive (415 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Reverie World Studios | Reverie World Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Kingdom Wars (2013) is 3 years older than Kingdom Wars 2: Battles (2016).
- Kingdom Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (67.4% positive) than Kingdom Wars 2: Battles (65.5% positive).
- Kingdom Wars is free; Kingdom Wars 2: Battles is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Kingdom Wars is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Kingdom Wars 2: Battles has no Deck rating yet.
Kingdom Wars vs Kingdom Wars 2: Battles — FAQ
- Which is better, Kingdom Wars or Kingdom Wars 2: Battles?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Kingdom Wars sits at 67.4% positive (1,796 reviews), Kingdom Wars 2: Battles at 65.5% (415). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Kingdom Wars or Kingdom Wars 2: Battles first?
- If you want chronology, Kingdom Wars (2013) came out before Kingdom Wars 2: Battles (2016). 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 Kingdom Wars and Kingdom Wars 2: Battles similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Kingdom Wars and Kingdom Wars 2: Battles have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Kingdom Wars ships Co-op; Kingdom Wars 2: Battles ships Co-op.
- Is Kingdom Wars free?
- Yes — Kingdom Wars is a free-to-play Steam title. Kingdom Wars 2: Battles is paid (Price unknown).