Choose Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance
Choose Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance launched in 2017.
Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance vs The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance and The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth both land in Adventure, 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 share Adventure, RPG on Steam. Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance (2017) is 2 years older than The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth (2019). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance: 106 reviews, The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth: 387). 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 Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
Choose The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth if you want a Strategy game with Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and PvP. The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth launched in 2019.
Both Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance and The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.6% vs 90.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance |  The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.6% positive (106 reviews) | 90.4% positive (387 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fantasy Flight Games | Fantasy Flight Games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance (2017) is 2 years older than The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth (2019).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance: 106 reviews, The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth: 387).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance has no Deck rating yet.
Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance vs The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth — FAQ
- Which is better, Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance or The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance sits at 89.6% positive (106 reviews), The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth at 90.4% (387). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance or The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth first?
- If you want chronology, Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance (2017) came out before The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth (2019). 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 Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance and The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.
- Do both Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance and The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance ships Co-op; The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.