Choose Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear
Choose Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 84% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear launched in 2015.
Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear vs Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission
Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (2015) is 8 years older than Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (2023). Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission scores higher on Steam reviews (70.3% positive) than Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (67.9% 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 Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission
Choose Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op, VR Supported, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission launched in 2023.
Both Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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
 Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear |  Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 67.9% positive (56 reviews) | 70.3% positive (37 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Teyon | VIRTUALLYZ GAMING |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (2015) is 8 years older than Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (2023).
- Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission scores higher on Steam reviews (70.3% positive) than Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (67.9% positive).
- Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear is currently ~84% cheaper on Steam than Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (3.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission has co-op; Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear does not.
Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear vs Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission — FAQ
- Should I play Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear or Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission first?
- If you want chronology, Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (2015) came out before Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (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 Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.