Choose Forts
Choose Forts if you want an Action and Indie game with LAN PvP and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 8,557 Steam reviews back the pick.
Forts vs Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
Forts and Halo Wars: Definitive Edition both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Both released in 2017. Forts scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Halo Wars: Definitive Edition (92.2% 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 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
Choose Halo Wars: Definitive Edition if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 5,835 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Forts and Halo Wars: Definitive Edition sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.4% vs 92.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Forts |  Halo Wars: Definitive Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (8,557 reviews) | 92.2% positive (5,835 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | EarthWork Games | Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Forts scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Halo Wars: Definitive Edition (92.2% positive).
- Forts is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Halo Wars: Definitive Edition (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Forts is Deck Playable, Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is Deck Verified.
Forts vs Halo Wars: Definitive Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Forts or Halo Wars: Definitive Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Forts sits at 93.4% positive (8,557 reviews), Halo Wars: Definitive Edition at 92.2% (5,835). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Forts and Halo Wars: Definitive Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Forts and Halo Wars: Definitive Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Forts ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Halo Wars: Definitive Edition ships Online Co-op, Co-op.