Choose Making History: The Great War
Choose Making History: The Great War if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 74.9% positive across 279 reviews.
Making History: The Great War vs Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Making History: The Great War and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Making History: The Great War (2015) is 8 years older than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2023). Making History: The Great War scores higher on Steam reviews (74.9% positive) than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (62.2% 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 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Choose Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,273 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Making History: The Great War and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation 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
 Making History: The Great War |  Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.9% positive (279 reviews) | 62.2% positive (4,273 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Single-player only |
| Developers | Muzzy Lane Software, Factus Games | Game-Labs |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Making History: The Great War (2015) is 8 years older than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2023).
- Making History: The Great War scores higher on Steam reviews (74.9% positive) than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (62.2% positive).
- Making History: The Great War is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (29.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Making History: The Great War has no Deck rating yet.
Making History: The Great War vs Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts — FAQ
- Which is better, Making History: The Great War or Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts?
- On Steam reviews Making History: The Great War scores higher (74.9% positive) than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (62.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Making History: The Great War is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Making History: The Great War or Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts first?
- If you want chronology, Making History: The Great War (2015) came out before Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2023). 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 Making History: The Great War and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Does Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts have multiplayer like Making History: The Great War?
- No. Making History: The Great War supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts is listed as single-player only.