Choose Heavy Fire: Afghanistan
Choose Heavy Fire: Afghanistan if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heavy Fire: Afghanistan launched in 2014.
Heavy Fire: Afghanistan vs IS Defense
Heavy Fire: Afghanistan and IS Defense both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (2014) is 2 years older than IS Defense (2016). IS Defense scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (61.8% 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 IS Defense
Choose IS Defense if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.9% positive across 836 reviews.
Both Heavy Fire: Afghanistan and IS Defense sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Heavy Fire: Afghanistan |  IS Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.8% positive (110 reviews) | 91.9% positive (836 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Teyon | Destructive Creations |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (2014) is 2 years older than IS Defense (2016).
- IS Defense scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (61.8% positive).
- Heavy Fire: Afghanistan is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than IS Defense (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
Heavy Fire: Afghanistan vs IS Defense — FAQ
- Which is better, Heavy Fire: Afghanistan or IS Defense?
- On Steam reviews IS Defense scores higher (91.9% positive) than Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (61.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, IS Defense is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Heavy Fire: Afghanistan or IS Defense first?
- If you want chronology, Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (2014) came out before IS Defense (2016). 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 Heavy Fire: Afghanistan and IS Defense similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 IS Defense have multiplayer like Heavy Fire: Afghanistan?
- No. Heavy Fire: Afghanistan supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while IS Defense is listed as single-player only.