Choose Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Choose Rising Storm 2: Vietnam if you want a Strategy experience. 26,582 Steam reviews back the pick.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam vs Talvisota - Winter War
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Talvisota - Winter War both land in Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (2017) is 3 years older than Talvisota - Winter War (2020). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Rising Storm 2: Vietnam: 26,582 reviews, Talvisota - Winter War: 728). 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 Talvisota - Winter War
Choose Talvisota - Winter War if you want the LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Talvisota - Winter War launched in 2020.
Both Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Talvisota - Winter War sit in Action, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.2% vs 89.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Rising Storm 2: Vietnam |  Talvisota - Winter War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer | Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.2% positive (26,582 reviews) | 89.1% positive (728 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Antimatter Games, Tripwire Interactive | Talvisota Team |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (2017) is 3 years older than Talvisota - Winter War (2020).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Rising Storm 2: Vietnam: 26,582 reviews, Talvisota - Winter War: 728).
- Talvisota - Winter War is free; Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is paid (24.99 USD).
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Talvisota - Winter War has no Deck rating yet.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam vs Talvisota - Winter War — FAQ
- Which is better, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam or Talvisota - Winter War?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Rising Storm 2: Vietnam sits at 89.2% positive (26,582 reviews), Talvisota - Winter War at 89.1% (728). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Rising Storm 2: Vietnam or Talvisota - Winter War first?
- If you want chronology, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (2017) came out before Talvisota - Winter War (2020). 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 Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and Talvisota - Winter War similar?
- They overlap on Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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.
- Is Talvisota - Winter War free?
- Yes — Talvisota - Winter War is a free-to-play Steam title. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is paid (24.99 USD).
- Does Rising Storm 2: Vietnam run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Talvisota - Winter War doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.