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 Wargroove
Rise: Battle Lines and Wargroove 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 4 years older than Wargroove (2019). Wargroove scores higher on Steam reviews (82.8% 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 Wargroove
Choose Wargroove if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,370 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Rise: Battle Lines and Wargroove 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 |  Wargroove | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 46.4% positive (28 reviews) | 82.8% positive (2,370 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | The Secret Games Company | Chucklefish |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Rise: Battle Lines (2015) is 4 years older than Wargroove (2019).
- Wargroove scores higher on Steam reviews (82.8% positive) than Rise: Battle Lines (46.4% positive).
- Wargroove has co-op; Rise: Battle Lines does not.
- Wargroove is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rise: Battle Lines has no Deck rating yet.
Rise: Battle Lines vs Wargroove — FAQ
- Should I play Rise: Battle Lines or Wargroove first?
- If you want chronology, Rise: Battle Lines (2015) came out before Wargroove (2019). 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 Wargroove 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.