Choose King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame
Choose King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 65.7% positive across 324 reviews.
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame vs King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame and King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, RPG on Steam. King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame (2009) is 3 years older than King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (2012). King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame scores higher on Steam reviews (65.7% positive) than King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (56.4% 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 King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
Choose King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame if it's the newer release (2012) and ships with the modern feature baseline. King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame launched in 2012.
Both King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame and King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame sit in Strategy and RPG on Steam, 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
 King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame |  King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2012 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 2.49 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65.7% positive (324 reviews) | 56.4% positive (218 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | NeocoreGames | NeocoreGames |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame (2009) is 3 years older than King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (2012).
- King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame scores higher on Steam reviews (65.7% positive) than King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (56.4% positive).
- King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (2.49 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame has no Deck rating yet.
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame vs King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame — FAQ
- Which is better, King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame or King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame?
- On Steam reviews King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame scores higher (65.7% positive) than King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (56.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame or King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame first?
- If you want chronology, King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame (2009) came out before King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame (2012). 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 King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame and King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Does King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame have multiplayer like King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame?
- No. King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame is listed as single-player only.