Hero Plus vs Guild Wars 2®
Hero Plus and Guild Wars 2® 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. Hero Plus (2018) is 4 years older than Guild Wars 2® (2022). Guild Wars 2® scores higher on Steam reviews (88.5% positive) than Hero Plus (57.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hero Plus |  Guild Wars 2® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 57.1% positive (98 reviews) | 88.5% positive (17,646 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | MGAME Corporation | ArenaNet® |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Hero Plus (2018) is 4 years older than Guild Wars 2® (2022).
- Guild Wars 2® scores higher on Steam reviews (88.5% positive) than Hero Plus (57.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Guild Wars 2® has co-op; Hero Plus does not.
- Guild Wars 2® is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hero Plus has no Deck rating yet.
Hero Plus vs Guild Wars 2® — FAQ
- Should I play Hero Plus or Guild Wars 2® first?
- If you want chronology, Hero Plus (2018) came out before Guild Wars 2® (2022). 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 Hero Plus and Guild Wars 2® 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.