Choose City Defense
Choose City Defense if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. City Defense launched in 2018.
City Defense vs Our War: The Strongest Shield
City Defense and Our War: The Strongest Shield 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. City Defense (2018) is 6 years older than Our War: The Strongest Shield (2024). City Defense is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Our War: The Strongest Shield (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Our War: The Strongest Shield
Choose Our War: The Strongest Shield if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Our War: The Strongest Shield launched in 2024.
Both City Defense and Our War: The Strongest Shield sit in Strategy 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
 City Defense |  Our War: The Strongest Shield | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Studio48, Turykin Nikolay | Chengdu Old Man |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- City Defense (2018) is 6 years older than Our War: The Strongest Shield (2024).
- City Defense is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Our War: The Strongest Shield (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
City Defense vs Our War: The Strongest Shield — FAQ
- Should I play City Defense or Our War: The Strongest Shield first?
- If you want chronology, City Defense (2018) came out before Our War: The Strongest Shield (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 City Defense and Our War: The Strongest Shield 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.