Choose Total War: ATTILA
Choose Total War: ATTILA if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.4% positive across 13,250 reviews.
Total War: ATTILA vs A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
Total War: ATTILA and A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA 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 3 years older than A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA (2018). Total War: ATTILA scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA (69.1% 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 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
Choose A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 7,072 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Total War: ATTILA and A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Total War: ATTILA |  A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 44.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (13,250 reviews) | 69.1% positive (7,072 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Total War: ATTILA (2015) is 3 years older than A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA (2018).
- Total War: ATTILA scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA (69.1% positive).
- A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA is currently ~11% cheaper on Steam than Total War: ATTILA (39.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Total War: ATTILA is Deck Playable, A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA is Deck Unsupported.
Total War: ATTILA vs A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA — FAQ
- Which is better, Total War: ATTILA or A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA?
- On Steam reviews Total War: ATTILA scores higher (80.4% positive) than A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA (69.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Total War: ATTILA is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Total War: ATTILA or A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA first?
- If you want chronology, Total War: ATTILA (2015) came out before A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA (2018). 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 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA 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.
- Do both Total War: ATTILA and A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Total War: ATTILA ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.