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 Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune
Silk Roads: Caravan Kings and Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune 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 5 years older than Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune (2025). Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune scores higher on Steam reviews (73.7% positive) than Silk Roads: Caravan Kings (72.7% 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 Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune
Choose Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune launched in 2025.
Both Silk Roads: Caravan Kings and Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.7% vs 73.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Silk Roads: Caravan Kings |  Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.7% positive (33 reviews) | 73.7% positive (19 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 5 years older than Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune (2025).
- Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune scores higher on Steam reviews (73.7% positive) than Silk Roads: Caravan Kings (72.7% positive).
- Silk Roads: Caravan Kings is free; Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune is paid (9.99 USD).
Silk Roads: Caravan Kings vs Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune — FAQ
- Should I play Silk Roads: Caravan Kings or Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune first?
- If you want chronology, Silk Roads: Caravan Kings (2020) came out before Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune (2025). 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 Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune 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. Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune is paid (9.99 USD).