Choose Modern Combat Versus
Choose Modern Combat Versus if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 61% positive across 2,089 reviews.
Modern Combat Versus vs Modern Combat 5
Modern Combat Versus and Modern Combat 5 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. Modern Combat Versus (2017) is 1 year older than Modern Combat 5 (2018). Modern Combat Versus scores higher on Steam reviews (61% positive) than Modern Combat 5 (50.2% 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 Modern Combat 5
Choose Modern Combat 5 if you want a Massively Multiplayer experience. 1,743 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Modern Combat Versus and Modern Combat 5 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
 Modern Combat Versus |  Modern Combat 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 61% positive (2,089 reviews) | 50.2% positive (1,743 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Gameloft | Gameloft |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Modern Combat Versus (2017) is 1 year older than Modern Combat 5 (2018).
- Modern Combat Versus scores higher on Steam reviews (61% positive) than Modern Combat 5 (50.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Modern Combat Versus vs Modern Combat 5 — FAQ
- Which is better, Modern Combat Versus or Modern Combat 5?
- On Steam reviews Modern Combat Versus scores higher (61% positive) than Modern Combat 5 (50.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Modern Combat Versus is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Modern Combat Versus or Modern Combat 5 first?
- If you want chronology, Modern Combat Versus (2017) came out before Modern Combat 5 (2018). 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 Modern Combat Versus and Modern Combat 5 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.