Choose Colonial Conquest
Choose Colonial Conquest if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. Colonial Conquest launched in 2015.
Colonial Conquest vs Making History: The First World War
Colonial Conquest and Making History: The First World War both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Colonial Conquest (2015) is 6 years older than Making History: The First World War (2021). Making History: The First World War scores higher on Steam reviews (64.6% positive) than Colonial Conquest (58.3% 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 Making History: The First World War
Choose Making History: The First World War if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Making History: The First World War launched in 2021.
Both Colonial Conquest and Making History: The First World War sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Colonial Conquest |  Making History: The First World War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58.3% positive (127 reviews) | 64.6% positive (65 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Argonauts Interactive, Collectif Nemoïd | Factus Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Colonial Conquest (2015) is 6 years older than Making History: The First World War (2021).
- Making History: The First World War scores higher on Steam reviews (64.6% positive) than Colonial Conquest (58.3% positive).
Colonial Conquest vs Making History: The First World War — FAQ
- Should I play Colonial Conquest or Making History: The First World War first?
- If you want chronology, Colonial Conquest (2015) came out before Making History: The First World War (2021). 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 Colonial Conquest and Making History: The First World War similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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.