Choose RISK™: Factions
Choose RISK™: Factions if it matches what drew you to this matchup. RISK™: Factions launched in 2010.
RISK™: Factions vs Decent Checkers
RISK™: Factions and Decent Checkers both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. RISK™: Factions (2010) is 13 years older than Decent Checkers (2023). Decent Checkers scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than RISK™: Factions (73.1% 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 Decent Checkers
Choose Decent Checkers if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Decent Checkers launched in 2023.
Both RISK™: Factions and Decent Checkers sit in Strategy 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
 RISK™: Factions |  Decent Checkers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.1% positive (800 reviews) | 85.7% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Stainless Games | evbishop |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- RISK™: Factions (2010) is 13 years older than Decent Checkers (2023).
- Decent Checkers scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than RISK™: Factions (73.1% positive).
- RISK™: Factions is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Decent Checkers has no Deck rating yet.
RISK™: Factions vs Decent Checkers — FAQ
- Should I play RISK™: Factions or Decent Checkers first?
- If you want chronology, RISK™: Factions (2010) came out before Decent Checkers (2023). 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 RISK™: Factions and Decent Checkers similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.