Choose By Any Means Necessary
Choose By Any Means Necessary if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. By Any Means Necessary launched in 2017.
By Any Means Necessary vs Divided Reigns
By Any Means Necessary and Divided Reigns both land in RPG 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 are RPG games on Steam. By Any Means Necessary (2017) is 4 years older than Divided Reigns (2021). By Any Means Necessary is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Divided Reigns (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Divided Reigns
Choose Divided Reigns if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Divided Reigns launched in 2021.
Both By Any Means Necessary and Divided Reigns sit in RPG on Steam, 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
 By Any Means Necessary |  Divided Reigns | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 87.2% positive (117 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sure Games | Andrew Ryan Henke, Adam Dover |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- By Any Means Necessary (2017) is 4 years older than Divided Reigns (2021).
- By Any Means Necessary is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Divided Reigns (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Divided Reigns is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; By Any Means Necessary has no Deck rating yet.
By Any Means Necessary vs Divided Reigns — FAQ
- Should I play By Any Means Necessary or Divided Reigns first?
- If you want chronology, By Any Means Necessary (2017) came out before Divided Reigns (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 By Any Means Necessary and Divided Reigns similar?
- They overlap on RPG 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.