Choose The Five Cores Remastered
Choose The Five Cores Remastered if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Five Cores Remastered launched in 2019.
The Five Cores Remastered vs Taiga
The Five Cores Remastered and Taiga both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. The Five Cores Remastered (2019) is 3 years older than Taiga (2022). The Five Cores Remastered is free; Taiga is paid (4.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Taiga
Choose Taiga if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Taiga launched in 2022.
Both The Five Cores Remastered and Taiga sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Five Cores Remastered |  Taiga | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.2% positive (22 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Matthieu Gouby | Ancient Beasts |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Five Cores Remastered (2019) is 3 years older than Taiga (2022).
- The Five Cores Remastered is free; Taiga is paid (4.99 USD).
The Five Cores Remastered vs Taiga — FAQ
- Should I play The Five Cores Remastered or Taiga first?
- If you want chronology, The Five Cores Remastered (2019) came out before Taiga (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Five Cores Remastered and Taiga similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is The Five Cores Remastered free?
- Yes — The Five Cores Remastered is a free-to-play Steam title. Taiga is paid (4.99 USD).