Choose Palace of Cards
Choose Palace of Cards if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Palace of Cards launched in 2017.
Palace of Cards vs Soul of War: Legions
Palace of Cards and Soul of War: Legions both land in Strategy, Indie, 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, Indie, Casual on Steam. Palace of Cards (2017) is 6 years older than Soul of War: Legions (2023). Palace of Cards is free; Soul of War: Legions is paid (1.99 USD). 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 Soul of War: Legions
Choose Soul of War: Legions if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Soul of War: Legions launched in 2023.
Both Palace of Cards and Soul of War: Legions sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual 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
 Palace of Cards |  Soul of War: Legions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (100 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Spiele-Palast GmbH | Fantasy War Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Palace of Cards (2017) is 6 years older than Soul of War: Legions (2023).
- Palace of Cards is free; Soul of War: Legions is paid (1.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Palace of Cards is Deck Verified, Soul of War: Legions is Deck Unsupported.
Palace of Cards vs Soul of War: Legions — FAQ
- Should I play Palace of Cards or Soul of War: Legions first?
- If you want chronology, Palace of Cards (2017) came out before Soul of War: Legions (2023). 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 Palace of Cards and Soul of War: Legions similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Do both Palace of Cards and Soul of War: Legions have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Palace of Cards ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Soul of War: Legions ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Palace of Cards free?
- Yes — Palace of Cards is a free-to-play Steam title. Soul of War: Legions is paid (1.99 USD).