Choose Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury
Choose Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury launched in 2021.
Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury vs Metal Slug: Awakening
Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury and Metal Slug: Awakening both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury (2021) is 3 years older than Metal Slug: Awakening (2024). Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Metal Slug: Awakening (62.1% 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 Metal Slug: Awakening
Choose Metal Slug: Awakening if you want a Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Metal Slug: Awakening launched in 2024.
Both Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury and Metal Slug: Awakening sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury |  Metal Slug: Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 71.4% positive (21 reviews) | 62.1% positive (867 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Phung Games | Tencent |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury (2021) is 3 years older than Metal Slug: Awakening (2024).
- Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Metal Slug: Awakening (62.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Metal Slug: Awakening is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury has no Deck rating yet.
Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury vs Metal Slug: Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury or Metal Slug: Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury (2021) came out before Metal Slug: Awakening (2024). 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 Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury and Metal Slug: Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Do both Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury and Metal Slug: Awakening have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Metal Slug: Awakening ships Online Co-op, Co-op.