Choose Stronghold Kingdoms
Choose Stronghold Kingdoms if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. 4,303 Steam reviews back the pick.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Kingdom Wars
Stronghold Kingdoms and Kingdom Wars both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, 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, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) is 1 year older than Kingdom Wars (2013). Kingdom Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (67.4% positive) than Stronghold Kingdoms (56.7% 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 Kingdom Wars
Choose Kingdom Wars if you want an Indie, Simulation, and RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 67.4% positive across 1,796 reviews.
Both Stronghold Kingdoms and Kingdom Wars sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Co-op, 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
 Stronghold Kingdoms |  Kingdom Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 56.7% positive (4,303 reviews) | 67.4% positive (1,796 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | Reverie World Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) is 1 year older than Kingdom Wars (2013).
- Kingdom Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (67.4% positive) than Stronghold Kingdoms (56.7% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Kingdom Wars — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold Kingdoms or Kingdom Wars?
- On Steam reviews Kingdom Wars scores higher (67.4% positive) than Stronghold Kingdoms (56.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Kingdom Wars is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Stronghold Kingdoms or Kingdom Wars first?
- If you want chronology, Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) came out before Kingdom Wars (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 Stronghold Kingdoms and Kingdom Wars similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, 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.
- Do both Stronghold Kingdoms and Kingdom Wars have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Stronghold Kingdoms ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Kingdom Wars ships Co-op.