Choose Splitgate
Choose Splitgate if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.4% positive across 87,558 reviews.
Splitgate vs THE FINALS
Splitgate and THE FINALS both land in Action, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Splitgate (2019) is 4 years older than THE FINALS (2023). Splitgate scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than THE FINALS (80.6% 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 THE FINALS
Choose THE FINALS if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 151,145 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Splitgate and THE FINALS sit in Action and Free To Play 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
 Splitgate |  THE FINALS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 91.4% positive (87,558 reviews) | 80.6% positive (151,145 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | 1047 Games | Embark Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Splitgate (2019) is 4 years older than THE FINALS (2023).
- Splitgate scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than THE FINALS (80.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- THE FINALS has co-op; Splitgate does not.
- Steam Deck: Splitgate is Deck Unsupported, THE FINALS is Deck Playable.
Splitgate vs THE FINALS — FAQ
- Which is better, Splitgate or THE FINALS?
- On Steam reviews Splitgate scores higher (91.4% positive) than THE FINALS (80.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Splitgate is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Splitgate or THE FINALS first?
- If you want chronology, Splitgate (2019) came out before THE FINALS (2023). 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 Splitgate and THE FINALS similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play 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.