Choose Rise: Battle Lines
Choose Rise: Battle Lines if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Rise: Battle Lines launched in 2015.
Rise: Battle Lines vs Ogre
Rise: Battle Lines and Ogre both land in Strategy, Indie 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 on Steam. Rise: Battle Lines (2015) is 2 years older than Ogre (2017). Ogre scores higher on Steam reviews (68.2% positive) than Rise: Battle Lines (46.4% 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 Ogre
Choose Ogre if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. Ogre launched in 2017.
Both Rise: Battle Lines and Ogre sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Turn Notifications, 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
 Rise: Battle Lines |  Ogre | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 46.4% positive (28 reviews) | 68.2% positive (211 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | The Secret Games Company | Auroch Digital |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Rise: Battle Lines (2015) is 2 years older than Ogre (2017).
- Ogre scores higher on Steam reviews (68.2% positive) than Rise: Battle Lines (46.4% positive).
- Ogre is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rise: Battle Lines has no Deck rating yet.
Rise: Battle Lines vs Ogre — FAQ
- Should I play Rise: Battle Lines or Ogre first?
- If you want chronology, Rise: Battle Lines (2015) came out before Ogre (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 Rise: Battle Lines and Ogre similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.