Choose Heavy Metal Machines
Choose Heavy Metal Machines if you want a Sports, Indie, and Free To Play game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Heavy Metal Machines launched in 2018.
Heavy Metal Machines vs Arkheron
Heavy Metal Machines and Arkheron 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 Metal Machines has co-op; Arkheron does not. Heavy Metal Machines is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Arkheron has no Deck rating yet. 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 Arkheron
Choose Arkheron if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Heavy Metal Machines and Arkheron sit in Action 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
 Heavy Metal Machines |  Arkheron | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | — |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 70.8% positive (930 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Hoplon | Bonfire Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Heavy Metal Machines has co-op; Arkheron does not.
- Heavy Metal Machines is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Arkheron has no Deck rating yet.
Heavy Metal Machines vs Arkheron — FAQ
- Are Heavy Metal Machines and Arkheron 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 Heavy Metal Machines run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heavy Metal Machines is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Arkheron doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.