Choose Heavy Metal Machines
Choose Heavy Metal Machines if you want a Sports game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heavy Metal Machines launched in 2018.
Heavy Metal Machines vs SMITE®
Heavy Metal Machines and SMITE® both land in Action, Indie, Free To Play 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, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. SMITE® (2015) is 3 years older than Heavy Metal Machines (2018). SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than Heavy Metal Machines (70.8% 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 SMITE®
Choose SMITE® if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77% positive across 67,960 reviews.
Both Heavy Metal Machines and SMITE® sit in Action, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player 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 |  SMITE® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 70.8% positive (930 reviews) | 77% positive (67,960 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Hoplon | Titan Forge Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- SMITE® (2015) is 3 years older than Heavy Metal Machines (2018).
- SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than Heavy Metal Machines (70.8% positive).
- SMITE® is free; Heavy Metal Machines is paid (Price unknown).
- Heavy Metal Machines has co-op; SMITE® does not.
- Steam Deck: Heavy Metal Machines is Deck Playable, SMITE® is Deck Unsupported.
Heavy Metal Machines vs SMITE® — FAQ
- Which is better, Heavy Metal Machines or SMITE®?
- On Steam reviews SMITE® scores higher (77% positive) than Heavy Metal Machines (70.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, SMITE® 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 Metal Machines or SMITE® first?
- If you want chronology, SMITE® (2015) came out before Heavy Metal Machines (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 Heavy Metal Machines and SMITE® similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Free To Play 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.
- Is SMITE® free?
- Yes — SMITE® is a free-to-play Steam title. Heavy Metal Machines is paid (Price unknown).