Choose SpellForce - Platinum Edition
Choose SpellForce - Platinum Edition if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. SpellForce - Platinum Edition launched in 2009.
SpellForce - Platinum Edition vs SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest
SpellForce - Platinum Edition and SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest both land in RPG 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 RPG games on Steam. SpellForce - Platinum Edition (2009) is 10 years older than SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest (2019). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (SpellForce - Platinum Edition: 861 reviews, SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest: 843). 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 SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest
Choose SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest if you want a Strategy game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest launched in 2019.
Both SpellForce - Platinum Edition and SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.3% vs 82.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 SpellForce - Platinum Edition |  SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.3% positive (861 reviews) | 82.8% positive (843 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Phenomic | Grimlore Games |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- SpellForce - Platinum Edition (2009) is 10 years older than SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest (2019).
- Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (SpellForce - Platinum Edition: 861 reviews, SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest: 843).
- SpellForce - Platinum Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest has co-op; SpellForce - Platinum Edition does not.
- Steam Deck: SpellForce - Platinum Edition is Deck Playable, SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest is Deck Unsupported.
SpellForce - Platinum Edition vs SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest — FAQ
- Which is better, SpellForce - Platinum Edition or SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: SpellForce - Platinum Edition sits at 82.3% positive (861 reviews), SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest at 82.8% (843). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play SpellForce - Platinum Edition or SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest first?
- If you want chronology, SpellForce - Platinum Edition (2009) came out before SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest (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 SpellForce - Platinum Edition and SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest similar?
- They overlap on RPG 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.
- Does SpellForce - Platinum Edition have multiplayer like SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest?
- No. SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while SpellForce - Platinum Edition is listed as single-player only.