Choose Easy Red
Choose Easy Red if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80% positive across 505 reviews.
Easy Red vs Land of War - The Beginning
Easy Red and Land of War - The Beginning both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Easy Red (2017) is 4 years older than Land of War - The Beginning (2021). Easy Red scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Land of War - The Beginning (54.4% 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 Land of War - The Beginning
Choose Land of War - The Beginning if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Land of War - The Beginning launched in 2021.
Both Easy Red and Land of War - The Beginning sit in Action 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
 Easy Red |  Land of War - The Beginning | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (505 reviews) | 54.4% positive (237 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Marco Amadei | MS GAMES |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Easy Red (2017) is 4 years older than Land of War - The Beginning (2021).
- Easy Red scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Land of War - The Beginning (54.4% positive).
- Easy Red is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Land of War - The Beginning (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Easy Red is Deck Playable, Land of War - The Beginning is Deck Unsupported.
Easy Red vs Land of War - The Beginning — FAQ
- Which is better, Easy Red or Land of War - The Beginning?
- On Steam reviews Easy Red scores higher (80% positive) than Land of War - The Beginning (54.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Easy Red is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Easy Red or Land of War - The Beginning first?
- If you want chronology, Easy Red (2017) came out before Land of War - The Beginning (2021). 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 Easy Red and Land of War - The Beginning similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.