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 Highguard
Paladins® and Highguard 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 8 years older than Highguard (2026). Paladins® scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Highguard (46.8% 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 Highguard
Choose Highguard if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 29,937 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Paladins® and Highguard 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® |  Highguard | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (127,515 reviews) | 46.8% positive (29,937 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Evil Mojo Games | Wildlight Entertainment, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Paladins® (2018) is 8 years older than Highguard (2026).
- Paladins® scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Highguard (46.8% positive).
- Paladins® is free; Highguard is paid (Price unknown).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Paladins® vs Highguard — FAQ
- Which is better, Paladins® or Highguard?
- On Steam reviews Paladins® scores higher (82.1% positive) than Highguard (46.8% 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 Highguard first?
- If you want chronology, Paladins® (2018) came out before Highguard (2026). 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 Highguard 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.
- Is Paladins® free?
- Yes — Paladins® is a free-to-play Steam title. Highguard is paid (Price unknown).