Choose SMITE®
Choose SMITE® if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77% positive across 67,960 reviews.
SMITE® vs Divine Knockout (DKO)
SMITE® and Divine Knockout (DKO) 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. SMITE® (2015) is 7 years older than Divine Knockout (DKO) (2022). SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than Divine Knockout (DKO) (71.1% 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 Divine Knockout (DKO)
Choose Divine Knockout (DKO) if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Divine Knockout (DKO) launched in 2022.
Both SMITE® and Divine Knockout (DKO) sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player and PvP, 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
 SMITE® |  Divine Knockout (DKO) | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive (67,960 reviews) | 71.1% positive (419 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Titan Forge Games | Red Beard Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- SMITE® (2015) is 7 years older than Divine Knockout (DKO) (2022).
- SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than Divine Knockout (DKO) (71.1% positive).
- SMITE® is free; Divine Knockout (DKO) is paid (Price unknown).
- Steam Deck: SMITE® is Deck Unsupported, Divine Knockout (DKO) is Deck Playable.
SMITE® vs Divine Knockout (DKO) — FAQ
- Which is better, SMITE® or Divine Knockout (DKO)?
- On Steam reviews SMITE® scores higher (77% positive) than Divine Knockout (DKO) (71.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, SMITE® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play SMITE® or Divine Knockout (DKO) first?
- If you want chronology, SMITE® (2015) came out before Divine Knockout (DKO) (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 SMITE® and Divine Knockout (DKO) 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.
- Is SMITE® free?
- Yes — SMITE® is a free-to-play Steam title. Divine Knockout (DKO) is paid (Price unknown).