Choose Take Thy Throne
Choose Take Thy Throne if you want an Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer game with MMO. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Take Thy Throne launched in 2016.
Take Thy Throne vs Athena Crisis
Take Thy Throne and Athena Crisis both land in Strategy, Indie 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 on Steam. Take Thy Throne (2016) is 8 years older than Athena Crisis (2024). Athena Crisis scores higher on Steam reviews (81.4% positive) than Take Thy Throne (62.7% 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 Athena Crisis
Choose Athena Crisis if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Athena Crisis launched in 2024.
Both Take Thy Throne and Athena Crisis sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Take Thy Throne |  Athena Crisis | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.7% positive (51 reviews) | 81.4% positive (97 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Charyb Games | Nakazawa Tech |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Take Thy Throne (2016) is 8 years older than Athena Crisis (2024).
- Athena Crisis scores higher on Steam reviews (81.4% positive) than Take Thy Throne (62.7% positive).
- Take Thy Throne is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Athena Crisis (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Athena Crisis is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Take Thy Throne has no Deck rating yet.
Take Thy Throne vs Athena Crisis — FAQ
- Should I play Take Thy Throne or Athena Crisis first?
- If you want chronology, Take Thy Throne (2016) came out before Athena Crisis (2024). 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 Take Thy Throne and Athena Crisis similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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 Take Thy Throne and Athena Crisis have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Take Thy Throne ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Athena Crisis ships Online Co-op, Co-op.