Choose Monday Night Combat
Choose Monday Night Combat if you want a Sports game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it's currently about 58% cheaper on the Steam Store. Monday Night Combat launched in 2011.
Monday Night Combat vs Inheritors2078
Monday Night Combat and Inheritors2078 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. Monday Night Combat (2011) is 10 years older than Inheritors2078 (2021). Monday Night Combat scores higher on Steam reviews (81.7% positive) than Inheritors2078 (71.4% 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 Inheritors2078
Choose Inheritors2078 if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Inheritors2078 launched in 2021.
Both Monday Night Combat and Inheritors2078 sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Monday Night Combat |  Inheritors2078 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.7% positive (704 reviews) | 71.4% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Uber Entertainment | Elhaitham Ashmawy, Mohamed Eshmawy, Nour Ashmawy |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Monday Night Combat (2011) is 10 years older than Inheritors2078 (2021).
- Monday Night Combat scores higher on Steam reviews (81.7% positive) than Inheritors2078 (71.4% positive).
- Monday Night Combat is currently ~58% cheaper on Steam than Inheritors2078 (4.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Inheritors2078 is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Monday Night Combat has no Deck rating yet.
Monday Night Combat vs Inheritors2078 — FAQ
- Should I play Monday Night Combat or Inheritors2078 first?
- If you want chronology, Monday Night Combat (2011) came out before Inheritors2078 (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 Monday Night Combat and Inheritors2078 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.
- Do both Monday Night Combat and Inheritors2078 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Monday Night Combat ships Co-op; Inheritors2078 ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.