Choose Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Regicide if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen PvP. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide launched in 2015.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide vs The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth both land in Action, Strategy 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 on Steam. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) is 5 years older than The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth (2020). Warhammer 40,000: Regicide scores higher on Steam reviews (67.2% positive) than The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth (41.6% 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 The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth
Choose The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth if you want the VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth launched in 2020.
Both Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Warhammer 40,000: Regicide |  The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 67.2% positive (984 reviews) | 41.6% positive (77 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Hammerfall Publishing | Steel Wool Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) is 5 years older than The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth (2020).
- Warhammer 40,000: Regicide scores higher on Steam reviews (67.2% positive) than The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth (41.6% positive).
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide vs The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth — FAQ
- Should I play Warhammer 40,000: Regicide or The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015) came out before The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth (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 Warhammer 40,000: Regicide and The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy 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.