Choose Tabletop Simulator
Choose Tabletop Simulator if you want an Indie, Simulation, and RPG game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 31,086 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tabletop Simulator vs Commands & Colors: Ancients
Tabletop Simulator and Commands & Colors: Ancients 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. Tabletop Simulator (2015) is 3 years older than Commands & Colors: Ancients (2018). Tabletop Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (96% positive) than Commands & Colors: Ancients (41.9% 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 Commands & Colors: Ancients
Choose Commands & Colors: Ancients if you want a Violent experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Commands & Colors: Ancients launched in 2018.
Both Tabletop Simulator and Commands & Colors: Ancients 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
 Tabletop Simulator |  Commands & Colors: Ancients | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Strategy, Violent |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive (31,086 reviews) | 41.9% positive (62 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Berserk Games | HexWar Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Tabletop Simulator (2015) is 3 years older than Commands & Colors: Ancients (2018).
- Tabletop Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (96% positive) than Commands & Colors: Ancients (41.9% positive).
- Tabletop Simulator has co-op; Commands & Colors: Ancients does not.
- Tabletop Simulator is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Commands & Colors: Ancients has no Deck rating yet.
Tabletop Simulator vs Commands & Colors: Ancients — FAQ
- Should I play Tabletop Simulator or Commands & Colors: Ancients first?
- If you want chronology, Tabletop Simulator (2015) came out before Commands & Colors: Ancients (2018). 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 Tabletop Simulator and Commands & Colors: Ancients 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 Commands & Colors: Ancients have multiplayer like Tabletop Simulator?
- No. Tabletop Simulator supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Commands & Colors: Ancients is listed as single-player only.