Choose Citizens: Far Lands
Choose Citizens: Far Lands if you want a Simulation experience. Citizens: Far Lands launched in 2022.
Citizens: Far Lands vs Planet Pioneers
Citizens: Far Lands and Planet Pioneers 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. Citizens: Far Lands (2022) is 3 years older than Planet Pioneers (2025). Planet Pioneers is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Citizens: Far Lands (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Planet Pioneers
Choose Planet Pioneers if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Planet Pioneers launched in 2025.
Both Citizens: Far Lands and Planet Pioneers 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
 Citizens: Far Lands |  Planet Pioneers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.7% positive (37 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | RedKar Devs | Desert Dev |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Citizens: Far Lands (2022) is 3 years older than Planet Pioneers (2025).
- Planet Pioneers is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Citizens: Far Lands (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Citizens: Far Lands is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Planet Pioneers has no Deck rating yet.
Citizens: Far Lands vs Planet Pioneers — FAQ
- Should I play Citizens: Far Lands or Planet Pioneers first?
- If you want chronology, Citizens: Far Lands (2022) came out before Planet Pioneers (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 Citizens: Far Lands and Planet Pioneers 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.
- Does Citizens: Far Lands run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Citizens: Far Lands is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Planet Pioneers doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.