Choose Of Guards And Thieves
Choose Of Guards And Thieves if you want a Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play game with MMO. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,964 Steam reviews back the pick.
Of Guards And Thieves vs Safehouse
Of Guards And Thieves and Safehouse both land in Action, Indie, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Of Guards And Thieves (2014) is 9 years older than Safehouse (2023). Safehouse scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Of Guards And Thieves (83.6% 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 Safehouse
Choose Safehouse if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Safehouse launched in 2023.
Both Of Guards And Thieves and Safehouse sit in Action, Indie, and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Of Guards And Thieves |  Safehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access, Racing | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.6% positive (1,964 reviews) | 100% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Subvert Games, Polygon Moon | Gecco Studio Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- Of Guards And Thieves (2014) is 9 years older than Safehouse (2023).
- Safehouse scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Of Guards And Thieves (83.6% positive).
- Of Guards And Thieves is free; Safehouse is paid (5.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Of Guards And Thieves is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Safehouse has no Deck rating yet.
Of Guards And Thieves vs Safehouse — FAQ
- Should I play Of Guards And Thieves or Safehouse first?
- If you want chronology, Of Guards And Thieves (2014) came out before Safehouse (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 Of Guards And Thieves and Safehouse similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Early Access 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 Of Guards And Thieves and Safehouse have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Of Guards And Thieves ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Safehouse ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Of Guards And Thieves free?
- Yes — Of Guards And Thieves is a free-to-play Steam title. Safehouse is paid (5.99 USD).
- Does Of Guards And Thieves run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Of Guards And Thieves is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Safehouse doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.