Choose Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic)
Choose Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 58% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) launched in 2019.
Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) vs Total War: WARHAMMER III
Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) and Total War: WARHAMMER III both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) (2019) is 3 years older than Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022). Total War: WARHAMMER III scores higher on Steam reviews (70.8% positive) than Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) (69% 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 Total War: WARHAMMER III
Choose Total War: WARHAMMER III if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 60,375 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) and Total War: WARHAMMER III sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (69% vs 70.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69% positive (213 reviews) | 70.8% positive (60,375 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Auroch Digital | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) (2019) is 3 years older than Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022).
- Total War: WARHAMMER III scores higher on Steam reviews (70.8% positive) than Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) (69% positive).
- Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) is currently ~58% cheaper on Steam than Total War: WARHAMMER III (24.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Total War: WARHAMMER III has co-op; Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) vs Total War: WARHAMMER III — FAQ
- Which is better, Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) or Total War: WARHAMMER III?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) sits at 69% positive (213 reviews), Total War: WARHAMMER III at 70.8% (60,375). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) or Total War: WARHAMMER III first?
- If you want chronology, Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) (2019) came out before Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022). 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 Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) and Total War: WARHAMMER III similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) have multiplayer like Total War: WARHAMMER III?
- No. Total War: WARHAMMER III supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) is listed as single-player only.