Champions Online vs Warframe
Champions Online is an action-RPG mmorpg game from Cryptic Studios (2011) while Warframe is an action-RPG FPS game from Digital Extremes (2013).
What each one is
Steam files Champions Online under Action-RPG and Mmorpg. In contrast, it files Warframe under Action-RPG and FPS.
Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
At a glance
| Champions Online | Warframe | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.4/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (71%, 4,378) | Very Positive (88%, 675,559) |
| Critic aggregate | 72/100 | 69/100 |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Install size | — | 75 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2011 | 2013 |
| Developer | Cryptic Studios | Digital Extremes |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Champions Online vs Warframe, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Champions OnlineAction-RPG mmorpg gameWarframeAction-RPG FPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Champions OnlineMMORPG, Superhero, Character CustomizationWarframeFree to Play, Action RPG, Looter ShooterThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Champions OnlineScore 6.4 · 71% on Steam · 72 criticWarframe ✓Score 7.6 · 88% on Steam · 69 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Champions Online4,378 reviewsWarframe675,559 reviews · 17 add-ons · 75 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Champions OnlineFreeWarframeFreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Champions OnlinePlayableWarframe ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Warframe takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueChampions Online and Warframe on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Warframe (GamingPickz Score 7.6)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Warframe (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Warframe (675,559 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Character CustomizationFree to PlayAction RPGMassively MultiplayerThird PersonOnline Co-OpPvERPG
Where they differ
MMORPGSuperheroComic BookCombatPvPOpen World
Looter ShooterThird-Person ShooterSingleplayerSpaceShooterLore-Rich
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Champions Online is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Warframe is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Champions Online | Warframe | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | — |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core i7 860, Intel Core i5 750, |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | — | 75 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Champions Online · Warframe.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Champions Online and 7 for Warframe. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Champions Online and Warframe in scope?
Champions Online has drawn 4,378 Steam reviews. Warframe has drawn 675,559 Steam reviews, ships 17 add-ons and installs in 75 GB.
Is Champions Online or Warframe better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Warframe rates higher (7.6 to 6.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Champions Online or Warframe?
Champions Online is cheaper right now at Free, against Free. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.