Choose Heroes & Generals
Choose Heroes & Generals if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heroes & Generals launched in 2016.
Heroes & Generals vs War Thunder
Heroes & Generals and War Thunder both land in Action, 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 Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. War Thunder (2013) is 3 years older than Heroes & Generals (2016). War Thunder scores higher on Steam reviews (74.1% 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 War Thunder
Choose War Thunder if you want a Simulation game with VR Supported, Adjustable Text Size, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 74.1% positive across 308,911 reviews.
Both Heroes & Generals and War Thunder sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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 |  War Thunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 55.3% positive (951 reviews) | 74.1% positive (308,911 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | TLM Partners | Gaijin Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- War Thunder (2013) is 3 years older than Heroes & Generals (2016).
- War Thunder scores higher on Steam reviews (74.1% positive) than Heroes & Generals (55.3% positive).
- War Thunder is free; Heroes & Generals is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Heroes & Generals is Deck Unsupported, War Thunder is Deck Verified.
Heroes & Generals vs War Thunder — FAQ
- Which is better, Heroes & Generals or War Thunder?
- On Steam reviews War Thunder scores higher (74.1% positive) than Heroes & Generals (55.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, War Thunder is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Heroes & Generals or War Thunder first?
- If you want chronology, War Thunder (2013) came out before Heroes & Generals (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 Heroes & Generals and War Thunder similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Heroes & Generals and War Thunder have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Heroes & Generals ships Online Co-op, Co-op; War Thunder ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is War Thunder free?
- Yes — War Thunder is a free-to-play Steam title. Heroes & Generals is paid (Price unknown).