Choose Holdfast: Nations At War
Choose Holdfast: Nations At War if you want an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with Multi-player, Includes Source SDK, and MMO. 17,898 Steam reviews back the pick.
Holdfast: Nations At War vs Rising Front
Holdfast: Nations At War and Rising Front both land in Action, Strategy, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) is 6 years older than Rising Front (2026). Holdfast: Nations At War scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Rising Front (88.9% 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 Rising Front
Choose Rising Front if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,987 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Holdfast: Nations At War and Rising Front sit in Action, Strategy, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.8% vs 88.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Holdfast: Nations At War |  Rising Front | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.8% positive (17,898 reviews) | 88.9% positive (2,987 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Anvil Game Studios | Sandstorm Studios Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) is 6 years older than Rising Front (2026).
- Holdfast: Nations At War scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Rising Front (88.9% positive).
- Rising Front is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Holdfast: Nations At War (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Holdfast: Nations At War vs Rising Front — FAQ
- Which is better, Holdfast: Nations At War or Rising Front?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Holdfast: Nations At War sits at 90.8% positive (17,898 reviews), Rising Front at 88.9% (2,987). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Holdfast: Nations At War or Rising Front first?
- If you want chronology, Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) came out before Rising Front (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 Holdfast: Nations At War and Rising Front similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Simulation 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 Rising Front have multiplayer like Holdfast: Nations At War?
- No. Holdfast: Nations At War supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Rising Front is listed as single-player only.
- Do Holdfast: Nations At War and Rising Front both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.