Choose War Planet Online: Global Conquest
Choose War Planet Online: Global Conquest if you want a Strategy experience. War Planet Online: Global Conquest launched in 2017.
War Planet Online: Global Conquest vs OpenFront
War Planet Online: Global Conquest and OpenFront both land in Massively Multiplayer, 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 Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. War Planet Online: Global Conquest (2017) is 9 years older than OpenFront (2026). Both are free to play. 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 OpenFront
Choose OpenFront if you want an Indie and Early Access game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. OpenFront launched in 2026.
Both War Planet Online: Global Conquest and OpenFront sit in Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 War Planet Online: Global Conquest |  OpenFront | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 59.4% positive (387 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Gameloft | Evan Pellegrini |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- War Planet Online: Global Conquest (2017) is 9 years older than OpenFront (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- OpenFront has co-op; War Planet Online: Global Conquest does not.
- War Planet Online: Global Conquest is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; OpenFront has no Deck rating yet.
War Planet Online: Global Conquest vs OpenFront — FAQ
- Should I play War Planet Online: Global Conquest or OpenFront first?
- If you want chronology, War Planet Online: Global Conquest (2017) came out before OpenFront (2026). 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 War Planet Online: Global Conquest and OpenFront similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, 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.
- Does War Planet Online: Global Conquest run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — War Planet Online: Global Conquest is rated Deck Playable by Valve. OpenFront doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.