Choose Steel Division 2
Choose Steel Division 2 if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.6% positive across 4,264 reviews.
Steel Division 2 vs The Great War: Western Front™
Steel Division 2 and The Great War: Western Front™ 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. Steel Division 2 (2019) is 4 years older than The Great War: Western Front™ (2023). Steel Division 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than The Great War: Western Front™ (66.1% 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 The Great War: Western Front™
Choose The Great War: Western Front™ if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,819 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Steel Division 2 and The Great War: Western Front™ sit in Strategy 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
 Steel Division 2 |  The Great War: Western Front™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (4,264 reviews) | 66.1% positive (1,819 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Eugen Systems | Petroglyph |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Steel Division 2 (2019) is 4 years older than The Great War: Western Front™ (2023).
- Steel Division 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than The Great War: Western Front™ (66.1% positive).
- The Great War: Western Front™ is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Steel Division 2 (34.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steel Division 2 has co-op; The Great War: Western Front™ does not.
- Steam Deck: Steel Division 2 is Deck Playable, The Great War: Western Front™ is Deck Unsupported.
Steel Division 2 vs The Great War: Western Front™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Steel Division 2 or The Great War: Western Front™?
- On Steam reviews Steel Division 2 scores higher (79.6% positive) than The Great War: Western Front™ (66.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Steel Division 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Steel Division 2 or The Great War: Western Front™ first?
- If you want chronology, Steel Division 2 (2019) came out before The Great War: Western Front™ (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 Steel Division 2 and The Great War: Western Front™ 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.