Choose Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
Choose Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue launched in 2020.
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue vs Wicked Times
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue and Wicked Times both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue (2020) is 4 years older than Wicked Times (2024). Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is free; Wicked Times is paid (3.99 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 Wicked Times
Choose Wicked Times if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Wicked Times launched in 2024.
Both Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue and Wicked Times sit in Strategy on Steam, 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
 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue |  Wicked Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (544 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Entertainment Forge | Yotta Yobi, Diamond Tao |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue (2020) is 4 years older than Wicked Times (2024).
- Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is free; Wicked Times is paid (3.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue vs Wicked Times — FAQ
- Should I play Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue or Wicked Times first?
- If you want chronology, Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue (2020) came out before Wicked Times (2024). 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 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue and Wicked Times similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue free?
- Yes — Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Wicked Times is paid (3.99 USD).