Choose Spiral Knights
Choose Spiral Knights if you want an Indie and Casual game with Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.4% positive across 14,856 reviews.
Spiral Knights vs Helmet Heroes
Spiral Knights and Helmet Heroes both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Spiral Knights (2011) is 5 years older than Helmet Heroes (2016). Spiral Knights scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Helmet Heroes (52.5% 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 Helmet Heroes
Choose Helmet Heroes if it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Helmet Heroes launched in 2016.
Both Spiral Knights and Helmet Heroes sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 Spiral Knights |  Helmet Heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (14,856 reviews) | 52.5% positive (625 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Grey Havens | Helmet Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Spiral Knights (2011) is 5 years older than Helmet Heroes (2016).
- Spiral Knights scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Helmet Heroes (52.5% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Spiral Knights has co-op; Helmet Heroes does not.
- Spiral Knights is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Helmet Heroes has no Deck rating yet.
Spiral Knights vs Helmet Heroes — FAQ
- Which is better, Spiral Knights or Helmet Heroes?
- On Steam reviews Spiral Knights scores higher (82.4% positive) than Helmet Heroes (52.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Spiral Knights is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Spiral Knights or Helmet Heroes first?
- If you want chronology, Spiral Knights (2011) came out before Helmet Heroes (2016). 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 Spiral Knights and Helmet Heroes similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 Spiral Knights run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Spiral Knights is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Helmet Heroes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.