GUNS UP! vs Heroes & Generals
GUNS UP! is a strategy game from Valkyrie Entertainment, LLC (2018) while Heroes & Generals is an FPS mmorpg game from TLM Partners (2016).
What each one is
Steam files GUNS UP! under Strategy. In contrast, it files Heroes & Generals under FPS and Mmorpg.
GUNS UP! is a free-to-play side-scrolling strategy game that pits players against each other in a battle to destroy enemy bases to increase their own army’s strength. GUNS UP! combines the fun of enemy base invasion with tower–defense, for an experience like no other!
Shoot, blow sh!t up, fly or bark orders in the ultimate Free-to-Play, large scale, multiplayer, shooter experience. Thousands of players in multiple battles fighting one massive war of nations. The first to capture 15 cities takes the glory.
At a glance
| GUNS UP! | Heroes & Generals | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.4/10 | 6.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (75%, 6,679) | Mixed (68%, 141,628) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | Not listed |
| Install size | 2.44 GB | 3 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | unsupported |
| Released | 2018 | 2016 |
| Developer | Valkyrie Entertainment, LLC | TLM Partners |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
GUNS UP! vs Heroes & Generals, 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
GUNS UP!Strategy gameHeroes & GeneralsFPS mmorpg gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
GUNS UP!Free to Play, Strategy, Tower DefenseHeroes & GeneralsFree to Play, World War II, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
GUNS UP!Score 6.4 · 75% on SteamHeroes & Generals ✓Score 6.6 · 68% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
GUNS UP!6,679 reviews · 2.44 GBHeroes & Generals141,628 reviews · 3 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
GUNS UP!Not listedHeroes & GeneralsNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Heroes & Generals takes 1 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 catalogueGUNS UP! and Heroes & Generals 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.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Heroes & Generals (GamingPickz Score 6.6)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Heroes & Generals (141,628 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlayStrategyMultiplayerActionWarMassively MultiplayerShooterRTS
Where they differ
Tower DefenseBase-BuildingCasualSingleplayer
World War IIFPSFirst-PersonTacticalCo-opHistorical
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, GUNS UP! is relaxed, easy to pick up. Heroes & Generals is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| GUNS UP! | Heroes & Generals | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GPU Geforce 9800 GT / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7750 | ATI HD 4810 / Nvidia 9600GT |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Celeron G1820 2.7 GHz / AMD FX 8320 3.5 GHz | 2GHz CPU w. dual-core |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | 2.44 GB | 3 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: GUNS UP! · Heroes & Generals.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for GUNS UP! and 0 for Heroes & Generals. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are GUNS UP! and Heroes & Generals in scope?
GUNS UP! has drawn 6,679 Steam reviews and installs in 2.44 GB. Heroes & Generals has drawn 141,628 Steam reviews and installs in 3 GB.
Is GUNS UP! or Heroes & Generals better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Heroes & Generals rates higher (6.6 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, GUNS UP! or Heroes & Generals?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
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.