Choose Paladins®
Choose Paladins® if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.1% positive across 127,515 reviews.
Paladins® vs Storm Striker
Paladins® and Storm Striker both land in Action, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Paladins® (2018) is 5 years older than Storm Striker (2023). Paladins® scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Storm Striker (75.6% 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 Storm Striker
Choose Storm Striker if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Storm Striker launched in 2023.
Both Paladins® and Storm Striker sit in Action and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Paladins® |  Storm Striker | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (127,515 reviews) | 75.6% positive (410 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Evil Mojo Games | SuperStormStudio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Paladins® (2018) is 5 years older than Storm Striker (2023).
- Paladins® scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Storm Striker (75.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Steam Deck: Paladins® is Deck Unsupported, Storm Striker is Deck Playable.
Paladins® vs Storm Striker — FAQ
- Which is better, Paladins® or Storm Striker?
- On Steam reviews Paladins® scores higher (82.1% positive) than Storm Striker (75.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Paladins® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Paladins® or Storm Striker first?
- If you want chronology, Paladins® (2018) came out before Storm Striker (2023). 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 Paladins® and Storm Striker similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play 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.