Choose Warfare Online
Choose Warfare Online if you want a Massively Multiplayer experience. Warfare Online launched in 2017.
Warfare Online vs Art of War: Red Tides
Warfare Online and Art of War: Red Tides both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Art of War: Red Tides (2016) is 1 year older than Warfare Online (2017). Art of War: Red Tides scores higher on Steam reviews (76.8% positive) than Warfare Online (68% 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 Art of War: Red Tides
Choose Art of War: Red Tides if you want an Early Access and Violent game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.8% positive across 2,067 reviews.
Both Warfare Online and Art of War: Red Tides sit in Strategy, Indie, 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
 Warfare Online |  Art of War: Red Tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access, Violent |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (525 reviews) | 76.8% positive (2,067 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Con Artist Games | Game Science |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Art of War: Red Tides (2016) is 1 year older than Warfare Online (2017).
- Art of War: Red Tides scores higher on Steam reviews (76.8% positive) than Warfare Online (68% positive).
- Art of War: Red Tides is free; Warfare Online is paid (Price unknown).
- Art of War: Red Tides has co-op; Warfare Online does not.
Warfare Online vs Art of War: Red Tides — FAQ
- Which is better, Warfare Online or Art of War: Red Tides?
- On Steam reviews Art of War: Red Tides scores higher (76.8% positive) than Warfare Online (68% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Art of War: Red Tides is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Warfare Online or Art of War: Red Tides first?
- If you want chronology, Art of War: Red Tides (2016) came out before Warfare Online (2017). 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 Warfare Online and Art of War: Red Tides similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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 Art of War: Red Tides free?
- Yes — Art of War: Red Tides is a free-to-play Steam title. Warfare Online is paid (Price unknown).