Choose Duelyst
Choose Duelyst if you want an Indie experience. 3,201 Steam reviews back the pick.
Duelyst vs Fable Fortune
Duelyst and Fable Fortune both land in Strategy, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Duelyst (2016) is 2 years older than Fable Fortune (2018). Duelyst scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Fable Fortune (80% 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 Fable Fortune
Choose Fable Fortune if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Fable Fortune launched in 2018.
Both Duelyst and Fable Fortune sit in Strategy and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81% vs 80% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Duelyst |  Fable Fortune | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive (3,201 reviews) | 80% positive (70 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Counterplay Games Inc. | Mediatonic, Flaming Fowl Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Duelyst (2016) is 2 years older than Fable Fortune (2018).
- Duelyst scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Fable Fortune (80% positive).
- Fable Fortune has co-op; Duelyst does not.
Duelyst vs Fable Fortune — FAQ
- Should I play Duelyst or Fable Fortune first?
- If you want chronology, Duelyst (2016) came out before Fable Fortune (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 Duelyst and Fable Fortune similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Free To Play 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.