Choose Broken Alliance
Choose Broken Alliance if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Broken Alliance launched in 2025.
Broken Alliance vs 西游记2021
Broken Alliance and 西游记2021 both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. 西游记2021 (2021) is 4 years older than Broken Alliance (2025). 西游记2021 is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Broken Alliance (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 西游记2021
Choose 西游记2021 if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 西游记2021 launched in 2021.
Both Broken Alliance and 西游记2021 sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Broken Alliance |  西游记2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.1% positive (31 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Placeholder Gameworks | FC Maker |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- 西游记2021 (2021) is 4 years older than Broken Alliance (2025).
- 西游记2021 is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Broken Alliance (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Broken Alliance is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; 西游记2021 has no Deck rating yet.
Broken Alliance vs 西游记2021 — FAQ
- Should I play Broken Alliance or 西游记2021 first?
- If you want chronology, 西游记2021 (2021) came out before Broken Alliance (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 Broken Alliance and 西游记2021 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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 Broken Alliance run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Broken Alliance is rated Deck Playable by Valve. 西游记2021 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.