Choose We Are The Dwarves
Choose We Are The Dwarves if you want a Strategy and Massively Multiplayer game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. We Are The Dwarves launched in 2016.
We Are The Dwarves vs Otherlights
We Are The Dwarves and Otherlights both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. We Are The Dwarves (2016) is 8 years older than Otherlights (2024). We Are The Dwarves is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Otherlights (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 Otherlights
Choose Otherlights if you want an Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Otherlights launched in 2024.
Both We Are The Dwarves and Otherlights sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, 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
 We Are The Dwarves |  Otherlights | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.4% positive (447 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Whale Rock Games | Soleil Artificiel |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- We Are The Dwarves (2016) is 8 years older than Otherlights (2024).
- We Are The Dwarves is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Otherlights (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
We Are The Dwarves vs Otherlights — FAQ
- Should I play We Are The Dwarves or Otherlights first?
- If you want chronology, We Are The Dwarves (2016) came out before Otherlights (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 We Are The Dwarves and Otherlights similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Do both We Are The Dwarves and Otherlights have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: We Are The Dwarves ships Co-op; Otherlights ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.