Choose Counter Agents
Choose Counter Agents if you want an Adventure, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Counter Agents launched in 2016.
Counter Agents vs TDS - War Games
Counter Agents and TDS - War Games 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. Counter Agents (2016) is 6 years older than TDS - War Games (2022). Counter Agents is free; TDS - War Games is paid (4.99 USD). 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 TDS - War Games
Choose TDS - War Games if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. TDS - War Games launched in 2022.
Both Counter Agents and TDS - War Games sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Counter Agents |  TDS - War Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.8% positive (80 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | James Montgomery, Daniel Paez, Jeff Jackman, Lance Montgomery, Michael Nova | Joseph Alban |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Counter Agents (2016) is 6 years older than TDS - War Games (2022).
- Counter Agents is free; TDS - War Games is paid (4.99 USD).
Counter Agents vs TDS - War Games — FAQ
- Should I play Counter Agents or TDS - War Games first?
- If you want chronology, Counter Agents (2016) came out before TDS - War Games (2022). 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 Counter Agents and TDS - War Games 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.
- Is Counter Agents free?
- Yes — Counter Agents is a free-to-play Steam title. TDS - War Games is paid (4.99 USD).