Choose Stronghold: Warlords
Choose Stronghold: Warlords if you want a Simulation game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,895 Steam reviews back the pick.
Stronghold: Warlords vs Empires and Tribes
Stronghold: Warlords and Empires and Tribes both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Stronghold: Warlords (2021) is 2 years older than Empires and Tribes (2023). Both sit near 64% positive on Steam (Stronghold: Warlords: 1,895 reviews, Empires and Tribes: 165). 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 Empires and Tribes
Choose Empires and Tribes if it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Empires and Tribes launched in 2023.
Both Stronghold: Warlords and Empires and Tribes sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (63.9% vs 63.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Stronghold: Warlords |  Empires and Tribes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 63.9% positive (1,895 reviews) | 63.6% positive (165 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | White Vertex Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Stronghold: Warlords (2021) is 2 years older than Empires and Tribes (2023).
- Both sit near 64% positive on Steam (Stronghold: Warlords: 1,895 reviews, Empires and Tribes: 165).
- Empires and Tribes is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Stronghold: Warlords (24.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Stronghold: Warlords has co-op; Empires and Tribes does not.
- Stronghold: Warlords is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Empires and Tribes has no Deck rating yet.
Stronghold: Warlords vs Empires and Tribes — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold: Warlords or Empires and Tribes?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Stronghold: Warlords sits at 63.9% positive (1,895 reviews), Empires and Tribes at 63.6% (165). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Stronghold: Warlords or Empires and Tribes first?
- If you want chronology, Stronghold: Warlords (2021) came out before Empires and Tribes (2023). 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 Stronghold: Warlords and Empires and Tribes similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.
- Does Empires and Tribes have multiplayer like Stronghold: Warlords?
- No. Stronghold: Warlords supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Empires and Tribes is listed as single-player only.
- Does Stronghold: Warlords run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Stronghold: Warlords is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Empires and Tribes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.