Choose SMITE®
Choose SMITE® if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77% positive across 67,960 reviews.
SMITE® vs Predecessor
SMITE® and Predecessor both land in Action, 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. SMITE® (2015) is 9 years older than Predecessor (2024). SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than Predecessor (72.2% 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 Predecessor
Choose Predecessor if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 11,931 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both SMITE® and Predecessor sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie 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® |  Predecessor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive (67,960 reviews) | 72.2% positive (11,931 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Titan Forge Games | Omeda Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- SMITE® (2015) is 9 years older than Predecessor (2024).
- SMITE® scores higher on Steam reviews (77% positive) than Predecessor (72.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Predecessor has co-op; SMITE® does not.
- Steam Deck: SMITE® is Deck Unsupported, Predecessor is Deck Playable.
SMITE® vs Predecessor — FAQ
- Which is better, SMITE® or Predecessor?
- On Steam reviews SMITE® scores higher (77% positive) than Predecessor (72.2% 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 Predecessor first?
- If you want chronology, SMITE® (2015) came out before Predecessor (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 Predecessor similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.