Choose Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Choose Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. 1,526 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel vs Gorky 17
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and Gorky 17 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. Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2009) is 4 years older than Gorky 17 (2013). Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel: 1,526 reviews, Gorky 17: 312). 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 Gorky 17
Choose Gorky 17 if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Gorky 17 launched in 2013.
Both Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and Gorky 17 sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.1% vs 79.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel |  Gorky 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.1% positive (1,526 reviews) | 79.2% positive (312 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | 14° East | Metropolis Software |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2009) is 4 years older than Gorky 17 (2013).
- Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel: 1,526 reviews, Gorky 17: 312).
- Gorky 17 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Gorky 17 has no Deck rating yet.
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel vs Gorky 17 — FAQ
- Which is better, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel or Gorky 17?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel sits at 79.1% positive (1,526 reviews), Gorky 17 at 79.2% (312). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel or Gorky 17 first?
- If you want chronology, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2009) came out before Gorky 17 (2013). 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 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and Gorky 17 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 Gorky 17 have multiplayer like Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel?
- No. Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Gorky 17 is listed as single-player only.