Choose Elemental Heroes
Choose Elemental Heroes if you want a Strategy experience. Elemental Heroes launched in 2016.
Elemental Heroes vs Stash
Elemental Heroes and Stash both land in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, 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 share Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Elemental Heroes (2016) is 1 year older than Stash (2017). Stash scores higher on Steam reviews (68.6% positive) than Elemental Heroes (50.7% 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 Stash
Choose Stash if you want an Adventure game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Stash launched in 2017.
Both Elemental Heroes and Stash sit in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 Elemental Heroes |  Stash | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 50.7% positive (75 reviews) | 68.6% positive (574 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | mPower Games Studio | Frogdice |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Elemental Heroes (2016) is 1 year older than Stash (2017).
- Stash scores higher on Steam reviews (68.6% positive) than Elemental Heroes (50.7% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Stash has co-op; Elemental Heroes does not.
Elemental Heroes vs Stash — FAQ
- Should I play Elemental Heroes or Stash first?
- If you want chronology, Elemental Heroes (2016) came out before Stash (2017). 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 Elemental Heroes and Stash similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Massively Multiplayer, 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.