Choose Badlands
Choose Badlands if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Badlands launched in 2023.
Badlands vs Plains of Pain
Badlands and Plains of Pain both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Both released in 2023. Badlands is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Plains of Pain (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Plains of Pain
Choose Plains of Pain if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. Plains of Pain launched in 2023.
Both Badlands and Plains of Pain sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, 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
 Badlands |  Plains of Pain | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 84.4% positive (423 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Tony | Cobra Byte Digital |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Badlands is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Plains of Pain (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Plains of Pain is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Badlands has no Deck rating yet.
Badlands vs Plains of Pain — FAQ
- Are Badlands and Plains of Pain similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Badlands and Plains of Pain have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Badlands ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Plains of Pain ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.