Choose Wargame: Red Dragon
Choose Wargame: Red Dragon if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88% positive across 8,039 reviews.
Wargame: Red Dragon vs Emergency 2014
Wargame: Red Dragon and Emergency 2014 both land in Simulation 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 Simulation games on Steam. Emergency 2014 (2013) is 1 year older than Wargame: Red Dragon (2014). Wargame: Red Dragon scores higher on Steam reviews (88% positive) than Emergency 2014 (57.3% 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 Emergency 2014
Choose Emergency 2014 if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Emergency 2014 launched in 2013.
Both Wargame: Red Dragon and Emergency 2014 sit in Simulation 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
 Wargame: Red Dragon |  Emergency 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive (8,039 reviews) | 57.3% positive (117 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Eugen Systems | Sixteen Tons Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Emergency 2014 (2013) is 1 year older than Wargame: Red Dragon (2014).
- Wargame: Red Dragon scores higher on Steam reviews (88% positive) than Emergency 2014 (57.3% positive).
- Emergency 2014 is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Wargame: Red Dragon (9.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Wargame: Red Dragon is Deck Playable, Emergency 2014 is Deck Unsupported.
Wargame: Red Dragon vs Emergency 2014 — FAQ
- Which is better, Wargame: Red Dragon or Emergency 2014?
- On Steam reviews Wargame: Red Dragon scores higher (88% positive) than Emergency 2014 (57.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Wargame: Red Dragon is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Wargame: Red Dragon or Emergency 2014 first?
- If you want chronology, Emergency 2014 (2013) came out before Wargame: Red Dragon (2014). 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 Wargame: Red Dragon and Emergency 2014 similar?
- They overlap on Simulation 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 Wargame: Red Dragon and Emergency 2014 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Wargame: Red Dragon ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Emergency 2014 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.