Which is better, Of Guards And Thieves or OBEY?

On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Of Guards And Thieves sits at 83.6% positive (1,964 reviews), OBEY at 82.9% (246). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.

Should I play Of Guards And Thieves or OBEY first?

If you want chronology, Of Guards And Thieves (2014) came out before OBEY (2020). 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 OBEY similar?

They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.

Is Of Guards And Thieves free?

Yes — Of Guards And Thieves is a free-to-play Steam title. OBEY is paid (7.99 USD).

Of Guards And Thieves vs OBEY

Of Guards And Thieves and OBEY both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Of Guards And Thieves (2014) is 6 years older than OBEY (2020). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Of Guards And Thieves: 1,964 reviews, OBEY: 246). 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 Of Guards And Thieves

Choose Of Guards And Thieves if you want a Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, and Casual game with MMO, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,964 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose OBEY

Choose OBEY if you want the Steam Leaderboards and LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. OBEY launched in 2020.

Both Of Guards And Thieves and OBEY sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie 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 (83.6% vs 82.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Of Guards And Thieves vs OBEY — Steam metadata comparison
	Of Guards And Thieves	OBEY
Released	2014	2020
Genres	Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access, Racing	Action, Strategy, Indie
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Playable
Price	Free to play	7.99 USD
Steam reviews	83.6% positive (1,964 reviews)	82.9% positive (246 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Developers	Subvert Games, Polygon Moon	Dez

Side by side

Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
Of Guards And Thieves (2014) is 6 years older than OBEY (2020).
Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Of Guards And Thieves: 1,964 reviews, OBEY: 246).
Of Guards And Thieves is free; OBEY is paid (7.99 USD).
Of Guards And Thieves has co-op; OBEY does not.
Both are Deck Playable.