Choose Holdfast: Nations At War
Choose Holdfast: Nations At War if you want a Strategy and RPG game with Includes Source SDK, MMO, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.8% positive across 17,898 reviews.
Holdfast: Nations At War vs Over The Top: WWI
Holdfast: Nations At War and Over The Top: WWI both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) is 6 years older than Over The Top: WWI (2026). Holdfast: Nations At War scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Over The Top: WWI (86.1% 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 Over The Top: WWI
Choose Over The Top: WWI if you want the Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,578 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Holdfast: Nations At War and Over The Top: WWI sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Holdfast: Nations At War |  Over The Top: WWI | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.92 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.8% positive (17,898 reviews) | 86.1% positive (4,578 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Anvil Game Studios | Flying Squirrel Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) is 6 years older than Over The Top: WWI (2026).
- Holdfast: Nations At War scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Over The Top: WWI (86.1% positive).
- Over The Top: WWI is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Holdfast: Nations At War (14.92 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Over The Top: WWI has co-op; Holdfast: Nations At War does not.
- Steam Deck: Holdfast: Nations At War is Deck Verified, Over The Top: WWI is Deck Playable.
Holdfast: Nations At War vs Over The Top: WWI — FAQ
- Which is better, Holdfast: Nations At War or Over The Top: WWI?
- On Steam reviews Holdfast: Nations At War scores higher (90.8% positive) than Over The Top: WWI (86.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Holdfast: Nations At War is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Holdfast: Nations At War or Over The Top: WWI first?
- If you want chronology, Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) came out before Over The Top: WWI (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 Over The Top: WWI similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.