Choose Total War: ATTILA
Choose Total War: ATTILA if you want the Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 13,250 Steam reviews back the pick.
Total War: ATTILA vs Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES
Total War: ATTILA and Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES both land in 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Total War: ATTILA (2015) is 9 years older than Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES (2024). Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Total War: ATTILA: 13,250 reviews, Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES: 2,725). 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 Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES
Choose Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES if you want an Action game with Color Alternatives. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,725 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Total War: ATTILA and Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES sit in Strategy 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 (80.4% vs 80.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Total War: ATTILA |  Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 44.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (13,250 reviews) | 80.4% positive (2,725 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Total War: ATTILA (2015) is 9 years older than Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES (2024).
- Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Total War: ATTILA: 13,250 reviews, Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES: 2,725).
- Total War: ATTILA has co-op; Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Total War: ATTILA vs Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES — FAQ
- Which is better, Total War: ATTILA or Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Total War: ATTILA sits at 80.4% positive (13,250 reviews), Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES at 80.4% (2,725). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Total War: ATTILA or Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES first?
- If you want chronology, Total War: ATTILA (2015) came out before Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES (2024). 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 Total War: ATTILA and Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES similar?
- They overlap on 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.