Choose Fiery Disaster
Choose Fiery Disaster if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 47% cheaper on the Steam Store. Fiery Disaster launched in 2016.
Fiery Disaster vs Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
Fiery Disaster and Dungeon Defenders: Awakened both land in Action, 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Fiery Disaster (2016) is 4 years older than Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (2020). Dungeon Defenders: Awakened scores higher on Steam reviews (68.3% positive) than Fiery Disaster (34.8% 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 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
Choose Dungeon Defenders: Awakened if you want an Adventure and RPG game with Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,272 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Fiery Disaster and Dungeon Defenders: Awakened sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Fiery Disaster |  Dungeon Defenders: Awakened | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 3.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 34.8% positive (23 reviews) | 68.3% positive (2,272 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Vogelfänger | Chromatic Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Fiery Disaster (2016) is 4 years older than Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (2020).
- Dungeon Defenders: Awakened scores higher on Steam reviews (68.3% positive) than Fiery Disaster (34.8% positive).
- Fiery Disaster is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (1.99 USD vs. 3.74 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Fiery Disaster has no Deck rating yet.
Fiery Disaster vs Dungeon Defenders: Awakened — FAQ
- Should I play Fiery Disaster or Dungeon Defenders: Awakened first?
- If you want chronology, Fiery Disaster (2016) came out before Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (2020). 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 Fiery Disaster and Dungeon Defenders: Awakened similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Fiery Disaster and Dungeon Defenders: Awakened have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Fiery Disaster ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Dungeon Defenders: Awakened ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.