Choose Celtic Heroes
Choose Celtic Heroes if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 57.2% positive across 138 reviews.
Celtic Heroes vs Gran Saga
Celtic Heroes and Gran Saga both land in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Gran Saga (2024) is 1 year older than Celtic Heroes (2025). Celtic Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (57.2% positive) than Gran Saga (48.8% 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 Gran Saga
Choose Gran Saga if you want an Action and Strategy experience. Gran Saga launched in 2024.
Both Celtic Heroes and Gran Saga sit in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 Celtic Heroes |  Gran Saga | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 57.2% positive (138 reviews) | 48.8% positive (162 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Deca Games EOOD | NPIXEL |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Gran Saga (2024) is 1 year older than Celtic Heroes (2025).
- Celtic Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (57.2% positive) than Gran Saga (48.8% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Steam Deck: Celtic Heroes is Deck Playable, Gran Saga is Deck Unsupported.
Celtic Heroes vs Gran Saga — FAQ
- Which is better, Celtic Heroes or Gran Saga?
- On Steam reviews Celtic Heroes scores higher (57.2% positive) than Gran Saga (48.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Celtic Heroes is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Celtic Heroes or Gran Saga first?
- If you want chronology, Gran Saga (2024) came out before Celtic Heroes (2025). 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 Celtic Heroes and Gran Saga similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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.