Choose Paladins®
Choose Paladins® if you want a Strategy and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.1% positive across 127,515 reviews.
Paladins® vs Modern Combat Versus
Paladins® and Modern Combat Versus both land in Action, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Free To Play on Steam. Modern Combat Versus (2017) is 1 year older than Paladins® (2018). Paladins® scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Modern Combat Versus (61% 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 Modern Combat Versus
Choose Modern Combat Versus if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,089 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Paladins® and Modern Combat Versus sit in Action, Adventure, 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® |  Modern Combat Versus | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (127,515 reviews) | 61% positive (2,089 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Evil Mojo Games | Gameloft |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Free To Play on Steam.
- Modern Combat Versus (2017) is 1 year older than Paladins® (2018).
- Paladins® scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Modern Combat Versus (61% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Paladins® vs Modern Combat Versus — FAQ
- Which is better, Paladins® or Modern Combat Versus?
- On Steam reviews Paladins® scores higher (82.1% positive) than Modern Combat Versus (61% 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 Modern Combat Versus first?
- If you want chronology, Modern Combat Versus (2017) came out before Paladins® (2018). 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 Modern Combat Versus similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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.