Holdfast: Nations At War vs World of Warplanes
Holdfast: Nations At War is an FPS mmorpg game from Anvil Game Studios (2020) while World of Warplanes is an FPS mmorpg game from Wargaming Group Limited (2022).
What each one is
Steam files Holdfast: Nations At War under FPS and Mmorpg. In contrast, it files World of Warplanes under FPS and Mmorpg.
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game throws players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies.
At a glance
| Holdfast: Nations At War | World of Warplanes | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.8/10 | 6.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (90%, 29,480) | Mostly Positive (70%, 5,651) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 69/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free |
| Install size | 22 GB | 35 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Developer | Anvil Game Studios | Wargaming Group Limited |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Holdfast: Nations At War vs World of Warplanes, 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
Holdfast: Nations At WarFPS mmorpg gameWorld of WarplanesFPS mmorpg gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Holdfast: Nations At WarShooter, FPS, WarWorld of WarplanesFlight, FPS, Third-Person ShooterThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Holdfast: Nations At War ✓Score 7.8 · 90% on SteamWorld of WarplanesScore 6.3 · 70% 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
Holdfast: Nations At War29,480 reviews · 18 add-ons · 22 GBWorld of Warplanes5,651 reviews · 11 add-ons · 35 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Holdfast: Nations At War$19.99World of Warplanes ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Holdfast: Nations At War ✓VerifiedWorld of WarplanesPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Holdfast: Nations At War takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueHoldfast: Nations At War and World of Warplanes 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: Holdfast: Nations At War (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
- The cheaper right now: World of Warplanes (Free)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Holdfast: Nations At War (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Holdfast: Nations At War (22 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Holdfast: Nations At War (29,480 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ShooterFPSActionMilitarySimulationThird-Person ShooterPvPFirst-Person
Where they differ
MultiplayerWarHistoricalWargameWorld War ITactical
FlightCold WarWorld War IIArcade3DController
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Holdfast: Nations At War is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. World of Warplanes is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Holdfast: Nations At War and 0 for World of Warplanes. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Holdfast: Nations At War and World of Warplanes in scope?
Holdfast: Nations At War has drawn 29,480 Steam reviews, ships 18 add-ons and installs in 22 GB. World of Warplanes has drawn 5,651 Steam reviews, ships 11 add-ons and installs in 35 GB.
Is Holdfast: Nations At War or World of Warplanes better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Holdfast: Nations At War rates higher (7.8 to 6.3). 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, Holdfast: Nations At War or World of Warplanes?
World of Warplanes is cheaper right now at Free, against $19.99. 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.