Choose Oriental Empires
Choose Oriental Empires if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Oriental Empires launched in 2017.
Oriental Empires vs Making History: The Second World War
Oriental Empires and Making History: The Second 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. Oriental Empires (2017) is 1 year older than Making History: The Second World War (2018). Making History: The Second World War scores higher on Steam reviews (79.4% positive) than Oriental Empires (73.9% 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 Making History: The Second World War
Choose Making History: The Second World War if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.4% positive across 155 reviews.
Both Oriental Empires and Making History: The Second World War sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation 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
 Oriental Empires |  Making History: The Second World War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.9% positive (793 reviews) | 79.4% positive (155 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Shining Pixel Studios | Factus Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Oriental Empires (2017) is 1 year older than Making History: The Second World War (2018).
- Making History: The Second World War scores higher on Steam reviews (79.4% positive) than Oriental Empires (73.9% positive).
- Making History: The Second World War is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Oriental Empires (14.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Oriental Empires has co-op; Making History: The Second World War does not.
- Steam Deck: Oriental Empires is Deck Playable, Making History: The Second World War is Deck Unsupported.
Oriental Empires vs Making History: The Second World War — FAQ
- Which is better, Oriental Empires or Making History: The Second World War?
- On Steam reviews Making History: The Second World War scores higher (79.4% positive) than Oriental Empires (73.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Making History: The Second World War is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Oriental Empires or Making History: The Second World War first?
- If you want chronology, Oriental Empires (2017) came out before Making History: The Second World War (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 Oriental Empires and Making History: The Second 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.