Paladins vs Star Wars: The Old Republic
Paladins is an FPS mmorpg game from Evil Mojo Games (2018) while Star Wars: The Old Republic is an action-RPG mmorpg game (2011).
What each one is
Steam files Paladins under FPS and Mmorpg. In contrast, it files Star Wars: The Old Republic under Action-RPG and Mmorpg.
Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
At a glance
| Paladins | Star Wars: The Old Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.1/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (85%, 345,436) | Very Positive (90%, 75,206) |
| Critic aggregate | 83/100 | 85/100 |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Install size | 30 GB | 75 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2018 | 2011 |
| Developer | Evil Mojo Games | — |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Paladins vs Star Wars: The Old Republic, 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
PaladinsFPS mmorpg gameStar Wars: The Old RepublicAction-RPG mmorpg gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
PaladinsHero Shooter, Free to Play, FPSStar Wars: The Old RepublicFree to Play, MMORPG, Character CustomizationThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Paladins ✓Score 8.1 · 85% on Steam · 83 criticStar Wars: The Old RepublicScore 7.9 · 90% on Steam · 85 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Paladins345,436 reviews · 8 add-ons · 30 GBStar Wars: The Old Republic75,206 reviews · 3 add-ons · 75 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
PaladinsFreeStar Wars: The Old RepublicFreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
PaladinsUnsupportedStar Wars: The Old Republic ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
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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
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- 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: Paladins (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Star Wars: The Old Republic (playable)
- Lighter on storage: Paladins (30 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Paladins (345,436 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlayMultiplayerActionPvPControllerCharacter CustomizationMassively MultiplayerAdventure
Where they differ
Hero ShooterFPSShooterTeam-BasedFirst-PersonMOBA
MMORPGOpen WorldRPGStory RichChoices MatterSci-fi
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Paladins is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Star Wars: The Old Republic is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Paladins | Star Wars: The Old Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT | — |
| Minimum CPU | Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz | AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Install size | 30 GB | 75 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Paladins · Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Paladins and 0 for Star Wars: The Old Republic. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Paladins and Star Wars: The Old Republic in scope?
Paladins has drawn 345,436 Steam reviews, ships 8 add-ons and installs in 30 GB. Star Wars: The Old Republic has drawn 75,206 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 75 GB.
Is Paladins or Star Wars: The Old Republic better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Paladins rates higher (8.1 to 7.9). 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, Paladins or Star Wars: The Old Republic?
Paladins 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.