Choose Palace of Cards
Choose Palace of Cards if you want a Casual game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Palace of Cards launched in 2017.
Palace of Cards vs Alteil: Horizons
Palace of Cards and Alteil: Horizons both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 1 year older than Palace of Cards (2017). Palace of Cards scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than Alteil: Horizons (48.9% 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 Alteil: Horizons
Choose Alteil: Horizons if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Alteil: Horizons launched in 2016.
Both Palace of Cards and Alteil: Horizons sit in Strategy, Indie, and Free To Play 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
 Palace of Cards |  Alteil: Horizons | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (100 reviews) | 48.9% positive (90 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Spiele-Palast GmbH | Apocoplay LLC, Ludeme Games, Coreedge Inc |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 1 year older than Palace of Cards (2017).
- Palace of Cards scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than Alteil: Horizons (48.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Palace of Cards has co-op; Alteil: Horizons does not.
- Palace of Cards is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Alteil: Horizons has no Deck rating yet.
Palace of Cards vs Alteil: Horizons — FAQ
- Should I play Palace of Cards or Alteil: Horizons first?
- If you want chronology, Alteil: Horizons (2016) came out before Palace of Cards (2017). 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 Alteil: Horizons similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Does Palace of Cards run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Palace of Cards is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Alteil: Horizons doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.