Choose Of Guards And Thieves
Choose Of Guards And Thieves if you want an Action, Casual, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.6% positive across 1,964 reviews.
Of Guards And Thieves vs Ways of History
Of Guards And Thieves and Ways of History both land in Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Of Guards And Thieves (2014) is 3 years older than Ways of History (2017). Of Guards And Thieves scores higher on Steam reviews (83.6% positive) than Ways of History (42% 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 Ways of History
Choose Ways of History if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ways of History launched in 2017.
Both Of Guards And Thieves and Ways of History sit in Strategy, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer 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
 Of Guards And Thieves |  Ways of History | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access, Racing | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 83.6% positive (1,964 reviews) | 42% positive (100 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Subvert Games, Polygon Moon | Glyph Worlds |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Of Guards And Thieves (2014) is 3 years older than Ways of History (2017).
- Of Guards And Thieves scores higher on Steam reviews (83.6% positive) than Ways of History (42% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Of Guards And Thieves vs Ways of History — FAQ
- Which is better, Of Guards And Thieves or Ways of History?
- On Steam reviews Of Guards And Thieves scores higher (83.6% positive) than Ways of History (42% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Of Guards And Thieves is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Of Guards And Thieves or Ways of History first?
- If you want chronology, Of Guards And Thieves (2014) came out before Ways of History (2017). 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 Ways of History similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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 Ways of History have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Of Guards And Thieves ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Ways of History ships Online Co-op, Co-op.