Choose No King No Kingdom
Choose No King No Kingdom if you want an Action, Indie, and RPG game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. No King No Kingdom launched in 2020.
No King No Kingdom vs Stronghold: Definitive Edition
No King No Kingdom and Stronghold: Definitive Edition both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. No King No Kingdom (2020) is 3 years older than Stronghold: Definitive Edition (2023). No King No Kingdom scores higher on Steam reviews (87.2% positive) than Stronghold: Definitive Edition (83.1% 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 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Choose Stronghold: Definitive Edition if you want the Online PvP, PvP, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 3,039 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both No King No Kingdom and Stronghold: Definitive Edition sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 No King No Kingdom |  Stronghold: Definitive Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.2% positive (86 reviews) | 83.1% positive (3,039 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Fullmetal Developer | Firefly Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- No King No Kingdom (2020) is 3 years older than Stronghold: Definitive Edition (2023).
- No King No Kingdom scores higher on Steam reviews (87.2% positive) than Stronghold: Definitive Edition (83.1% positive).
- Stronghold: Definitive Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than No King No Kingdom (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- No King No Kingdom has co-op; Stronghold: Definitive Edition does not.
- Stronghold: Definitive Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; No King No Kingdom has no Deck rating yet.
No King No Kingdom vs Stronghold: Definitive Edition — FAQ
- Should I play No King No Kingdom or Stronghold: Definitive Edition first?
- If you want chronology, No King No Kingdom (2020) came out before Stronghold: Definitive Edition (2023). 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 No King No Kingdom and Stronghold: Definitive Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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.