Choose What We Pretend To Be
Choose What We Pretend To Be if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. What We Pretend To Be launched in 2020.
What We Pretend To Be vs Farm Renovator
What We Pretend To Be and Farm Renovator both land in 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 Indie, Simulation on Steam. What We Pretend To Be (2020) is 6 years older than Farm Renovator (2026). What We Pretend To Be is free; Farm Renovator is paid (Price unknown). 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 Farm Renovator
Choose Farm Renovator if you want a Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Farm Renovator launched in 2026.
Both What We Pretend To Be and Farm Renovator sit in Indie and 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
 What We Pretend To Be |  Farm Renovator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 41.7% positive (12 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Home Fire Games | MobilWay |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- What We Pretend To Be (2020) is 6 years older than Farm Renovator (2026).
- What We Pretend To Be is free; Farm Renovator is paid (Price unknown).
What We Pretend To Be vs Farm Renovator — FAQ
- Should I play What We Pretend To Be or Farm Renovator first?
- If you want chronology, What We Pretend To Be (2020) came out before Farm Renovator (2026). 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 What We Pretend To Be and Farm Renovator similar?
- They overlap on 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 What We Pretend To Be free?
- Yes — What We Pretend To Be is a free-to-play Steam title. Farm Renovator is paid (Price unknown).