Choose Toribash
Choose Toribash if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 10,449 Steam reviews back the pick.
Toribash vs Martial Arts Brutality Premium
Toribash and Martial Arts Brutality Premium both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Toribash (2014) is 6 years older than Martial Arts Brutality Premium (2020). Toribash is free; Martial Arts Brutality Premium is paid (8.99 USD). 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 Martial Arts Brutality Premium
Choose Martial Arts Brutality Premium if you want the Steam Turn Notifications, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Martial Arts Brutality Premium launched in 2020.
Both Toribash and Martial Arts Brutality Premium sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Toribash |  Martial Arts Brutality Premium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (10,449 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Nabi Studios | Cold Beam Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Toribash (2014) is 6 years older than Martial Arts Brutality Premium (2020).
- Toribash is free; Martial Arts Brutality Premium is paid (8.99 USD).
- Martial Arts Brutality Premium has co-op; Toribash does not.
- Toribash is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Martial Arts Brutality Premium has no Deck rating yet.
Toribash vs Martial Arts Brutality Premium — FAQ
- Should I play Toribash or Martial Arts Brutality Premium first?
- If you want chronology, Toribash (2014) came out before Martial Arts Brutality Premium (2020). 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 Toribash and Martial Arts Brutality Premium similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.
- Is Toribash free?
- Yes — Toribash is a free-to-play Steam title. Martial Arts Brutality Premium is paid (8.99 USD).
- Does Toribash run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Toribash is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Martial Arts Brutality Premium doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.