Choose Fractured Lands
Choose Fractured Lands if you want an Early Access experience. Fractured Lands launched in 2018.
Fractured Lands vs Apex Legends™
Fractured Lands and Apex Legends™ 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. Fractured Lands (2018) is 2 years older than Apex Legends™ (2020). Apex Legends™ scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than Fractured Lands (53.6% 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 Apex Legends™
Choose Apex Legends™ if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Online Co-op, Chat Speech-to-text, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.6% positive across 441,156 reviews.
Both Fractured Lands and Apex Legends™ sit in Action 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
 Fractured Lands |  Apex Legends™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 53.6% positive (110 reviews) | 76.6% positive (441,156 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Unbroken Studios | Respawn |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Fractured Lands (2018) is 2 years older than Apex Legends™ (2020).
- Apex Legends™ scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than Fractured Lands (53.6% positive).
- Apex Legends™ is free; Fractured Lands is paid (Price unknown).
- Apex Legends™ has co-op; Fractured Lands does not.
- Apex Legends™ is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Fractured Lands has no Deck rating yet.
Fractured Lands vs Apex Legends™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Fractured Lands or Apex Legends™?
- On Steam reviews Apex Legends™ scores higher (76.6% positive) than Fractured Lands (53.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Apex Legends™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Fractured Lands or Apex Legends™ first?
- If you want chronology, Fractured Lands (2018) came out before Apex Legends™ (2020). 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 Fractured Lands and Apex Legends™ 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.
- Is Apex Legends™ free?
- Yes — Apex Legends™ is a free-to-play Steam title. Fractured Lands is paid (Price unknown).