Choose Stronghold Kingdoms
Choose Stronghold Kingdoms if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 56.7% positive across 4,303 reviews.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Imperia Online
Stronghold Kingdoms and Imperia Online 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 4 years older than Imperia Online (2016). Stronghold Kingdoms scores higher on Steam reviews (56.7% positive) than Imperia Online (50% 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 Imperia Online
Choose Imperia Online if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Imperia Online launched in 2016.
Both Stronghold Kingdoms and Imperia Online sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 Stronghold Kingdoms |  Imperia Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 56.7% positive (4,303 reviews) | 50% positive (112 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | Imperia Online JSC |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) is 4 years older than Imperia Online (2016).
- Stronghold Kingdoms scores higher on Steam reviews (56.7% positive) than Imperia Online (50% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Stronghold Kingdoms is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Imperia Online has no Deck rating yet.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Imperia Online — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold Kingdoms or Imperia Online?
- On Steam reviews Stronghold Kingdoms scores higher (56.7% positive) than Imperia Online (50% 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 Imperia Online first?
- If you want chronology, Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) came out before Imperia Online (2016). 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 Imperia Online 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 Imperia Online have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Stronghold Kingdoms ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Imperia Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op.