Choose Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens
Choose Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens launched in 2015.
Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens vs Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend
Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens and Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend both land in Strategy, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens (2015) is 3 years older than Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend (2018). Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend (84.2% 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 Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend
Choose Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend launched in 2018.
Both Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens and Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend sit in Strategy and Casual on Steam, 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
 Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens |  Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Casual | Strategy, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (55 reviews) | 84.2% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alawar Casual | Jaibo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Casual on Steam.
- Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens (2015) is 3 years older than Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend (2018).
- Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend (84.2% positive).
- Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens vs Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend — FAQ
- Should I play Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens or Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend first?
- If you want chronology, Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens (2015) came out before Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend (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 Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens and Heroes Of Hellas 4: Birth Of Legend similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Casual 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.