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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms vs The Altered Lands

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and The Altered Lands both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. The Altered Lands (2021) is 3 years older than Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (2024). Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than The Altered Lands (62.2% 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 Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

Choose Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms if you want a Strategy game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms launched in 2024.

Choose The Altered Lands

Choose The Altered Lands if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Altered Lands launched in 2021.

Both Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and The Altered Lands sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms vs The Altered Lands — Steam metadata comparison
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms — Steam game coverAlaloth: Champions of The Four KingdomsThe Altered Lands — Steam game coverThe Altered Lands
Released20242021
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPGAction, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price34.99 USDFree to play
Steam reviews71.4% positive (977 reviews)62.2% positive (37 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opSingle-player only
DevelopersGamera InteractiveVoidCompiler

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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms vs The Altered Lands — FAQ

Should I play Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms or The Altered Lands first?
If you want chronology, The Altered Lands (2021) came out before Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (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 Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and The Altered Lands similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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 The Altered Lands have multiplayer like Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms?
No. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while The Altered Lands is listed as single-player only.
Is The Altered Lands free?
Yes — The Altered Lands is a free-to-play Steam title. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms is paid (34.99 USD).
Does Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Altered Lands doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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