Choose Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers
Choose Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers launched in 2020.
Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers vs Horde Beyond
Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers and Horde Beyond both land in Action, 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, Indie on Steam. Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers (2020) is 6 years older than Horde Beyond (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Horde Beyond
Choose Horde Beyond if you want a Simulation, RPG, and Early Access game with LAN Co-op, Adjustable Text Size, and Subtitle Options. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Horde Beyond launched in 2026.
Both Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers and Horde Beyond sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers |  Horde Beyond | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Four Fats | Confident Media Group |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers (2020) is 6 years older than Horde Beyond (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers vs Horde Beyond — FAQ
- Should I play Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers or Horde Beyond first?
- If you want chronology, Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers (2020) came out before Horde Beyond (2026). 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 Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers and Horde Beyond similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers and Horde Beyond have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Horde Beyond ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.