Choose SMITE®
Choose SMITE® if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77% positive across 67,960 reviews.
SMITE® vs SMITE 2
SMITE® and SMITE 2 both land in Action, Strategy, Adventure 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 Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam. SMITE® (2015) is 9 years older than SMITE 2 (2024). SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than SMITE 2 (54.3% 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 SMITE 2
Choose SMITE 2 if you want an Early Access game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 13,848 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both SMITE® and SMITE 2 sit in Action, Strategy, and Adventure 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® |  SMITE 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive (67,960 reviews) | 54.3% positive (13,848 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Titan Forge Games | Titan Forge Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- SMITE® (2015) is 9 years older than SMITE 2 (2024).
- SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than SMITE 2 (54.3% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- SMITE 2 has co-op; SMITE® does not.
- Steam Deck: SMITE® is Deck Unsupported, SMITE 2 is Deck Playable.
SMITE® vs SMITE 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, SMITE® or SMITE 2?
- On Steam reviews SMITE® scores higher (77% positive) than SMITE 2 (54.3% 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 SMITE 2 first?
- If you want chronology, SMITE® (2015) came out before SMITE 2 (2024). 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 SMITE 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Adventure 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.