Choose Necromunda: Underhive Wars
Choose Necromunda: Underhive Wars if you want a Strategy game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,024 Steam reviews back the pick.
Necromunda: Underhive Wars vs Necromunda: Hired Gun
Necromunda: Underhive Wars and Necromunda: Hired Gun both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Necromunda: Underhive Wars (2020) is 1 year older than Necromunda: Hired Gun (2021). Necromunda: Hired Gun scores higher on Steam reviews (68.5% positive) than Necromunda: Underhive Wars (55.3% 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 Necromunda: Hired Gun
Choose Necromunda: Hired Gun if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 68.5% positive across 3,833 reviews.
Both Necromunda: Underhive Wars and Necromunda: Hired Gun sit in Action on Steam, 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
 Necromunda: Underhive Wars |  Necromunda: Hired Gun | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 55.3% positive (2,024 reviews) | 68.5% positive (3,833 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rogue Factor | Streum On Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Necromunda: Underhive Wars (2020) is 1 year older than Necromunda: Hired Gun (2021).
- Necromunda: Hired Gun scores higher on Steam reviews (68.5% positive) than Necromunda: Underhive Wars (55.3% positive).
- Necromunda: Underhive Wars is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Necromunda: Hired Gun (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Necromunda: Underhive Wars has co-op; Necromunda: Hired Gun does not.
- Steam Deck: Necromunda: Underhive Wars is Deck Playable, Necromunda: Hired Gun is Deck Verified.
Necromunda: Underhive Wars vs Necromunda: Hired Gun — FAQ
- Which is better, Necromunda: Underhive Wars or Necromunda: Hired Gun?
- On Steam reviews Necromunda: Hired Gun scores higher (68.5% positive) than Necromunda: Underhive Wars (55.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Necromunda: Hired Gun is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Necromunda: Underhive Wars or Necromunda: Hired Gun first?
- If you want chronology, Necromunda: Underhive Wars (2020) came out before Necromunda: Hired Gun (2021). 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 Necromunda: Underhive Wars and Necromunda: Hired Gun similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Does Necromunda: Hired Gun have multiplayer like Necromunda: Underhive Wars?
- No. Necromunda: Underhive Wars supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Necromunda: Hired Gun is listed as single-player only.