Choose War Robots
Choose War Robots if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 12,202 Steam reviews back the pick.
War Robots vs War Robots: Frontiers
War Robots and War Robots: Frontiers both land in Action, 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 Action, Free To Play on Steam. War Robots (2018) is 7 years older than War Robots: Frontiers (2025). War Robots: Frontiers scores higher on Steam reviews (67.5% positive) than War Robots (60% 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 War Robots: Frontiers
Choose War Robots: Frontiers if you want a Simulation game with Subtitle Options, Camera Comfort, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 67.5% positive across 2,204 reviews.
Both War Robots and War Robots: Frontiers sit in Action and Free To Play 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
 War Robots |  War Robots: Frontiers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play | Action, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive (12,202 reviews) | 67.5% positive (2,204 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | MY.GAMES | MY.GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- War Robots (2018) is 7 years older than War Robots: Frontiers (2025).
- War Robots: Frontiers scores higher on Steam reviews (67.5% positive) than War Robots (60% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Steam Deck: War Robots is Deck Verified, War Robots: Frontiers is Deck Playable.
War Robots vs War Robots: Frontiers — FAQ
- Which is better, War Robots or War Robots: Frontiers?
- On Steam reviews War Robots: Frontiers scores higher (67.5% positive) than War Robots (60% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, War Robots: Frontiers is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play War Robots or War Robots: Frontiers first?
- If you want chronology, War Robots (2018) came out before War Robots: Frontiers (2025). 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 War Robots and War Robots: Frontiers similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.