Paladins vs Strife
Paladins is an FPS mmorpg game from Evil Mojo Games (2018) while Strife is a mmorpg open-world game from S2 Games (2015).
What each one is
Steam files Paladins under FPS and Mmorpg. In contrast, it files Strife under Mmorpg and Open-World.
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!
Strife® is a truly free to play, competitive, MOBA that features non-stop action and engaging combat. Take control of powerful and versatile heroes, each capable of dominating in unique ways, and exert your will in an epic battle between two teams.
At a glance
| Paladins | Strife | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.1/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (85%, 345,436) | Mostly Positive (77%, 4,886) |
| Critic aggregate | 83/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Install size | 30 GB | 4 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | Untested |
| Released | 2018 | 2015 |
| Developer | Evil Mojo Games | S2 Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Paladins vs Strife, 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 gameStrifeMmorpg open-world 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, FPSStrifeFree to Play, MOBA, ActionThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Paladins ✓Score 8.1 · 85% on Steam · 83 criticStrifeScore 6.5 · 77% on SteamThe 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 GBStrife4,886 reviews · 4 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
PaladinsFreeStrifeFreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Paladins 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 cataloguePaladins and Strife 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
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- 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: Paladins (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
- Lighter on storage: Strife (4 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 PlayMultiplayerActionTeam-BasedPvPMOBAOnline Co-OpFantasy
Where they differ
Hero ShooterFPSShooterFirst-PersonControllerCharacter Customization
RPGRTSCasualEarly AccessAction RTSMMORPG
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. Strife is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Paladins | Strife | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT | — |
| Minimum CPU | Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz | — |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | — |
| Install size | 30 GB | 4 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Paladins · Strife.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Paladins and 0 for Strife. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Paladins and Strife in scope?
Paladins has drawn 345,436 Steam reviews, ships 8 add-ons and installs in 30 GB. Strife has drawn 4,886 Steam reviews and installs in 4 GB.
Is Paladins or Strife better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Paladins rates higher (8.1 to 6.5). 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 Strife?
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.