Choose Blackguards
Choose Blackguards if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience. 1,271 Steam reviews back the pick.
Blackguards vs To Battle!: Hell's Crusade
Blackguards and To Battle!: Hell's Crusade both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Blackguards (2014) is 5 years older than To Battle!: Hell's Crusade (2019). To Battle!: Hell's Crusade scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Blackguards (59.2% 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 To Battle!: Hell's Crusade
Choose To Battle!: Hell's Crusade if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. To Battle!: Hell's Crusade launched in 2019.
Both Blackguards and To Battle!: Hell's Crusade sit in Strategy 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
 Blackguards |  To Battle!: Hell's Crusade | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 59.2% positive (1,271 reviews) | 78.8% positive (33 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daedalic Entertainment | Filthy Peasant Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Blackguards (2014) is 5 years older than To Battle!: Hell's Crusade (2019).
- To Battle!: Hell's Crusade scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Blackguards (59.2% positive).
- To Battle!: Hell's Crusade is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Blackguards (8.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Blackguards is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; To Battle!: Hell's Crusade has no Deck rating yet.
Blackguards vs To Battle!: Hell's Crusade — FAQ
- Should I play Blackguards or To Battle!: Hell's Crusade first?
- If you want chronology, Blackguards (2014) came out before To Battle!: Hell's Crusade (2019). 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 Blackguards and To Battle!: Hell's Crusade similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Blackguards run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Blackguards is rated Deck Playable by Valve. To Battle!: Hell's Crusade doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.