Riders of Icarus vs School of Dragons
Riders of Icarus is an action-RPG fighting game from WeMade (2016) while School of Dragons is a mmorpg open-world game from JumpStart Games, Inc. (2014).
What each one is
Steam files Riders of Icarus under Action-RPG and Fighting. In contrast, it files School of Dragons under Mmorpg and Open-World.
Take the battle to the sky with fantastical flying mount combat unlike anything you’ve seen before in Riders of Icarus, the new unprecedented action-adventure MMORPG experience that lets you ride and fight on the back of the realm’s most dangerous winged beasts…dragons.
Fly fast, train hard, and learn well to become the Ultimate Dragon Trainer! Join Chief Hiccup and Toothless and embark on the thrilling adventures of DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. Play with your friends and explore mysterious worlds in this action-packed learning experience!
At a glance
| Riders of Icarus | School of Dragons | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.0/10 | 5.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (66%, 10,691) | Mixed (62%, 5,502) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | Not listed |
| Install size | 30 GB | 5 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2016 | 2014 |
| Developer | WeMade | JumpStart Games, Inc. |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Riders of Icarus vs School of Dragons, 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
Riders of IcarusAction-RPG fighting gameSchool of DragonsMmorpg open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Riders of IcarusFree to Play, Massively Multiplayer, RPGSchool of DragonsFree to Play, Dragons, AdventureThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Riders of Icarus ✓Score 6.0 · 66% on SteamSchool of DragonsScore 5.6 · 62% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Riders of Icarus10,691 reviews · 30 GBSchool of Dragons5,502 reviews · 5 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Riders of IcarusNot listedSchool of DragonsNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Riders of IcarusUnsupportedSchool of Dragons ✓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
Compare the whole catalogueRiders of Icarus and School of Dragons 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: Riders of Icarus (GamingPickz Score 6.0)
- Better on a Steam Deck: School of Dragons (playable)
- Lighter on storage: School of Dragons (5 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGMMORPGAdventureDragonsOpen WorldMultiplayer
Where they differ
Character CustomizationFightingAction RPGAnimeFPS
Family FriendlyOnline Co-OpSimulationFunnyAtmospheric
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Riders of Icarus is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. School of Dragons is family-friendly and approachable.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Riders of Icarus and 0 for School of Dragons. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Riders of Icarus and School of Dragons in scope?
Riders of Icarus has drawn 10,691 Steam reviews and installs in 30 GB. School of Dragons has drawn 5,502 Steam reviews and installs in 5 GB.
Is Riders of Icarus or School of Dragons better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Riders of Icarus rates higher (6.0 to 5.6). 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, Riders of Icarus or School of Dragons?
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.