Choose Heroes & Generals
Choose Heroes & Generals if you want a Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play game with MMO. Heroes & Generals launched in 2016.
Heroes & Generals vs Family Business
Heroes & Generals and Family Business both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Heroes & Generals (2016) is 6 years older than Family Business (2022). Family Business scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Heroes & Generals (55.3% 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 Family Business
Choose Family Business if you want an Early Access game with LAN PvP and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Family Business launched in 2022.
Both Heroes & Generals and Family Business sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Heroes & Generals |  Family Business | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 55.3% positive (951 reviews) | 75% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | TLM Partners | Dylan Ramos |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Heroes & Generals (2016) is 6 years older than Family Business (2022).
- Family Business scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Heroes & Generals (55.3% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Heroes & Generals is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Family Business has no Deck rating yet.
Heroes & Generals vs Family Business — FAQ
- Should I play Heroes & Generals or Family Business first?
- If you want chronology, Heroes & Generals (2016) came out before Family Business (2022). 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 Heroes & Generals and Family Business similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Heroes & Generals and Family Business have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Heroes & Generals ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Family Business ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.