Choose Tribal Wars
Choose Tribal Wars if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Tribal Wars launched in 2020.
Tribal Wars vs King and Kingdoms
Tribal Wars and King and Kingdoms both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer 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 Strategy, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Tribal Wars (2020) is 2 years older than King and Kingdoms (2022). Tribal Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (60.1% positive) than King and Kingdoms (42.1% 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 King and Kingdoms
Choose King and Kingdoms if it matches what drew you to this matchup. King and Kingdoms launched in 2022.
Both Tribal Wars and King and Kingdoms sit in Strategy and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 Tribal Wars |  King and Kingdoms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 60.1% positive (271 reviews) | 42.1% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | InnoGames | Bad Button Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Tribal Wars (2020) is 2 years older than King and Kingdoms (2022).
- Tribal Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (60.1% positive) than King and Kingdoms (42.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Tribal Wars is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; King and Kingdoms has no Deck rating yet.
Tribal Wars vs King and Kingdoms — FAQ
- Should I play Tribal Wars or King and Kingdoms first?
- If you want chronology, Tribal Wars (2020) came out before King and Kingdoms (2022). 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 Tribal Wars and King and Kingdoms similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer 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 Tribal Wars run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tribal Wars is rated Deck Verified by Valve. King and Kingdoms doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.