Choose Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Choose Anomaly: Warzone Earth if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.2% positive across 561 reviews.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth vs Anomaly 2
Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Anomaly 2 both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Anomaly: Warzone Earth (2011) is 2 years older than Anomaly 2 (2013). Anomaly: Warzone Earth scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than Anomaly 2 (73.6% 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 Anomaly 2
Choose Anomaly 2 if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. Anomaly 2 launched in 2013.
Both Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Anomaly 2 sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam, 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
 Anomaly: Warzone Earth |  Anomaly 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.2% positive (561 reviews) | 73.6% positive (197 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | 11 bit studios | 11 bit studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth (2011) is 2 years older than Anomaly 2 (2013).
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than Anomaly 2 (73.6% positive).
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Anomaly 2 (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Anomaly 2 has no Deck rating yet.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth vs Anomaly 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Anomaly: Warzone Earth or Anomaly 2?
- On Steam reviews Anomaly: Warzone Earth scores higher (82.2% positive) than Anomaly 2 (73.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Anomaly: Warzone Earth is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Anomaly: Warzone Earth or Anomaly 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Anomaly: Warzone Earth (2011) came out before Anomaly 2 (2013). 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 Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Anomaly 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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 Anomaly: Warzone Earth have multiplayer like Anomaly 2?
- No. Anomaly 2 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while Anomaly: Warzone Earth is listed as single-player only.