Choose Farlanders
Choose Farlanders if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Farlanders launched in 2023.
Farlanders vs Farlanders: Prologue
Farlanders and Farlanders: Prologue both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Farlanders: Prologue (2021) is 2 years older than Farlanders (2023). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Farlanders: 281 reviews, Farlanders: Prologue: 196). 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 Farlanders: Prologue
Choose Farlanders: Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Farlanders: Prologue launched in 2021.
Both Farlanders and Farlanders: Prologue sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.5% vs 91.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Farlanders |  Farlanders: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 91.5% positive (281 reviews) | 91.3% positive (196 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Andriy Bychkovskyi | Andriy Bychkovskyi |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Farlanders: Prologue (2021) is 2 years older than Farlanders (2023).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Farlanders: 281 reviews, Farlanders: Prologue: 196).
- Farlanders: Prologue is free; Farlanders is paid (14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Farlanders is Deck Verified, Farlanders: Prologue is Deck Playable.
Farlanders vs Farlanders: Prologue — FAQ
- Which is better, Farlanders or Farlanders: Prologue?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Farlanders sits at 91.5% positive (281 reviews), Farlanders: Prologue at 91.3% (196). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Farlanders or Farlanders: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Farlanders: Prologue (2021) came out before Farlanders (2023). 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 Farlanders and Farlanders: Prologue similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Farlanders: Prologue free?
- Yes — Farlanders: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Farlanders is paid (14.99 USD).