Choose Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Choose Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood launched in 2011.
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood vs Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood and Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (2011) is 2 years older than Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2013). Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive scores higher on Steam reviews (86.2% positive) than Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (62.6% 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 Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Choose Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.2% positive across 783 reviews.
Both Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood and Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive sit in Strategy on Steam, 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
 Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood |  Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.6% positive (506 reviews) | 86.2% positive (783 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spellbound | Spellbound |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (2011) is 2 years older than Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2013).
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive scores higher on Steam reviews (86.2% positive) than Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (62.6% positive).
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood is Deck Unsupported, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is Deck Playable.
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood vs Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive — FAQ
- Which is better, Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood or Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive?
- On Steam reviews Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive scores higher (86.2% positive) than Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (62.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood or Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive first?
- If you want chronology, Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (2011) came out before Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2013). 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 Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood and Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.