Choose Silk Roads: Caravan Kings
Choose Silk Roads: Caravan Kings if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Silk Roads: Caravan Kings launched in 2020.
Silk Roads: Caravan Kings vs The Great Plague Exodus
Silk Roads: Caravan Kings and The Great Plague Exodus both land in 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 are Simulation games on Steam. Silk Roads: Caravan Kings (2020) is 1 year older than The Great Plague Exodus (2021). Silk Roads: Caravan Kings scores higher on Steam reviews (72.7% positive) than The Great Plague Exodus (66.7% positive). 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 The Great Plague Exodus
Choose The Great Plague Exodus if you want a Strategy experience. The Great Plague Exodus launched in 2021.
Both Silk Roads: Caravan Kings and The Great Plague Exodus sit in Simulation 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
 Silk Roads: Caravan Kings |  The Great Plague Exodus | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.7% positive (33 reviews) | 66.7% positive (21 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Priory Games | Priory Games |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Silk Roads: Caravan Kings (2020) is 1 year older than The Great Plague Exodus (2021).
- Silk Roads: Caravan Kings scores higher on Steam reviews (72.7% positive) than The Great Plague Exodus (66.7% positive).
- Silk Roads: Caravan Kings is free; The Great Plague Exodus is paid (3.99 USD).
Silk Roads: Caravan Kings vs The Great Plague Exodus — FAQ
- Should I play Silk Roads: Caravan Kings or The Great Plague Exodus first?
- If you want chronology, Silk Roads: Caravan Kings (2020) came out before The Great Plague Exodus (2021). 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 Silk Roads: Caravan Kings and The Great Plague Exodus similar?
- They overlap on 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 Silk Roads: Caravan Kings free?
- Yes — Silk Roads: Caravan Kings is a free-to-play Steam title. The Great Plague Exodus is paid (3.99 USD).