Choose Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Choose Age of Wonders: Planetfall if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. 2,768 Steam reviews back the pick.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall vs Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
Age of Wonders: Planetfall and Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Age of Wonders: Planetfall (2019) is 6 years older than Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars (2025). Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (79.9% 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 Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
Choose Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars launched in 2025.
Both Age of Wonders: Planetfall and Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars sit in Strategy 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
 Age of Wonders: Planetfall |  Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 10.19 USD | 8.79 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.9% positive (2,768 reviews) | 87.5% positive (32 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Triumph Studios | Psyanotek Limited |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall (2019) is 6 years older than Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars (2025).
- Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (79.9% positive).
- Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (8.79 USD vs. 10.19 USD).
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars has no Deck rating yet.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall vs Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars — FAQ
- Should I play Age of Wonders: Planetfall or Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Wonders: Planetfall (2019) came out before Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars (2025). 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 Age of Wonders: Planetfall and Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars have multiplayer like Age of Wonders: Planetfall?
- No. Age of Wonders: Planetfall supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars is listed as single-player only.
- Does Age of Wonders: Planetfall run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Age of Wonders: Planetfall is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.