Choose Making History II: The War of the World
Choose Making History II: The War of the World if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.2% positive across 230 reviews.
Making History II: The War of the World vs Making History: The Second World War
Making History II: The War of the World and Making History: The Second World War both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Making History II: The War of the World (2010) is 8 years older than Making History: The Second World War (2018). Making History II: The War of the World scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than Making History: The Second World War (79.4% 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 Making History: The Second World War
Choose Making History: The Second World War if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Making History: The Second World War launched in 2018.
Both Making History II: The War of the World and Making History: The Second World War sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Making History II: The War of the World |  Making History: The Second World War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.2% positive (230 reviews) | 79.4% positive (155 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Muzzy Lane Software | Factus Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Making History II: The War of the World (2010) is 8 years older than Making History: The Second World War (2018).
- Making History II: The War of the World scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than Making History: The Second World War (79.4% positive).
- Making History II: The War of the World is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Making History: The Second World War (14.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Making History: The Second World War is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Making History II: The War of the World has no Deck rating yet.
Making History II: The War of the World vs Making History: The Second World War — FAQ
- Which is better, Making History II: The War of the World or Making History: The Second World War?
- On Steam reviews Making History II: The War of the World scores higher (82.2% positive) than Making History: The Second World War (79.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Making History II: The War of the World is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Making History II: The War of the World or Making History: The Second World War first?
- If you want chronology, Making History II: The War of the World (2010) came out before Making History: The Second World War (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 Making History II: The War of the World and Making History: The Second World War similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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.