Choose Brawlout
Choose Brawlout if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 69.7% positive across 294 reviews.
Brawlout vs Icons: Legacy Edition
Brawlout and Icons: Legacy Edition both land in Action, 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, Indie on Steam. Both released in 2018. Brawlout scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than Icons: Legacy Edition (41.4% 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 Icons: Legacy Edition
Choose Icons: Legacy Edition if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Icons: Legacy Edition launched in 2018.
Both Brawlout and Icons: Legacy Edition sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Brawlout |  Icons: Legacy Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 69.7% positive (294 reviews) | 41.4% positive (931 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Angry Mob Games | Wavedash Games, Vortex Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both released in 2018.
- Brawlout scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than Icons: Legacy Edition (41.4% positive).
- Icons: Legacy Edition is free; Brawlout is paid (19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Brawlout is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Icons: Legacy Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Brawlout vs Icons: Legacy Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Brawlout or Icons: Legacy Edition?
- On Steam reviews Brawlout scores higher (69.7% positive) than Icons: Legacy Edition (41.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Brawlout is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Brawlout and Icons: Legacy Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Brawlout and Icons: Legacy Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Brawlout ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Icons: Legacy Edition ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Icons: Legacy Edition free?
- Yes — Icons: Legacy Edition is a free-to-play Steam title. Brawlout is paid (19.99 USD).
- Does Brawlout run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Brawlout is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Icons: Legacy Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.