Choose Sovereign Tea
Choose Sovereign Tea if you want a RPG and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Sovereign Tea launched in 2021.
Sovereign Tea vs The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Sovereign Tea and The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily both land in Strategy, Indie 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 on Steam. Sovereign Tea (2021) is 4 years older than The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (2025). The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Sovereign Tea (89.7% 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 Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Choose The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily launched in 2025.
Both Sovereign Tea and The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily sit in Strategy and Indie 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
 Sovereign Tea |  The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (29 reviews) | 93.4% positive (518 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 3 Halves Games | Alliance Arts, One or Eight, WSS Playground |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Sovereign Tea (2021) is 4 years older than The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (2025).
- The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Sovereign Tea (89.7% positive).
- Sovereign Tea is free; The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is paid (29.99 USD).
- The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sovereign Tea has no Deck rating yet.
Sovereign Tea vs The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily — FAQ
- Should I play Sovereign Tea or The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily first?
- If you want chronology, Sovereign Tea (2021) came out before The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (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 Sovereign Tea and The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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 Sovereign Tea free?
- Yes — Sovereign Tea is a free-to-play Steam title. The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is paid (29.99 USD).