Choose Stronghold Kingdoms
Choose Stronghold Kingdoms if you want a Free To Play game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 56.7% positive across 4,303 reviews.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Heroes of Scene
Stronghold Kingdoms and Heroes of Scene both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer 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 on Steam. Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) is 3 years older than Heroes of Scene (2015). Stronghold Kingdoms scores higher on Steam reviews (56.7% positive) than Heroes of Scene (37.6% 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 Heroes of Scene
Choose Heroes of Scene if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heroes of Scene launched in 2015.
Both Stronghold Kingdoms and Heroes of Scene sit in Strategy and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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 |  Heroes of Scene | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 56.7% positive (4,303 reviews) | 37.6% positive (266 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | Icy Donut |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) is 3 years older than Heroes of Scene (2015).
- Stronghold Kingdoms scores higher on Steam reviews (56.7% positive) than Heroes of Scene (37.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Stronghold Kingdoms has co-op; Heroes of Scene does not.
- Stronghold Kingdoms is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Heroes of Scene has no Deck rating yet.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Heroes of Scene — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold Kingdoms or Heroes of Scene?
- On Steam reviews Stronghold Kingdoms scores higher (56.7% positive) than Heroes of Scene (37.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Stronghold Kingdoms 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 Heroes of Scene first?
- If you want chronology, Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) came out before Heroes of Scene (2015). 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 Heroes of Scene similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer 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.