Choose For The King
Choose For The King if you want a Strategy and Indie game with Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op. 11,548 Steam reviews back the pick.
For The King vs Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance
For The King and Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance both land in Adventure, RPG 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 Adventure, RPG on Steam. Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance (2017) is 1 year older than For The King (2018). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (For The King: 11,548 reviews, Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance: 106). 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 Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance
Choose Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance launched in 2017.
Both For The King and Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.9% vs 89.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 For The King |  Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (11,548 reviews) | 89.6% positive (106 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | IronOak Games | Fantasy Flight Games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance (2017) is 1 year older than For The King (2018).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (For The King: 11,548 reviews, Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance: 106).
- Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance is free; For The King is paid (3.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- For The King is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance has no Deck rating yet.
For The King vs Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance — FAQ
- Which is better, For The King or Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: For The King sits at 88.9% positive (11,548 reviews), Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance at 89.6% (106). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play For The King or Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance first?
- If you want chronology, Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance (2017) came out before For The King (2018). 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 For The King and Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, RPG 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 For The King and Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: For The King ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance ships Co-op.
- Is Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance free?
- Yes — Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance is a free-to-play Steam title. For The King is paid (3.99 USD).
- Does For The King run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — For The King is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.