Choose Mandate Order
Choose Mandate Order if you want a Simulation experience. Mandate Order launched in 2026.
Mandate Order vs There Are No Orcs
Mandate Order and There Are No Orcs 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. There Are No Orcs (2025) is 1 year older than Mandate Order (2026). There Are No Orcs is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Mandate Order has no Deck rating yet. 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 There Are No Orcs
Choose There Are No Orcs if it matches what drew you to this matchup. There Are No Orcs launched in 2025.
Both Mandate Order and There Are No Orcs 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
 Mandate Order |  There Are No Orcs | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 96.4% positive (445 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Digital Sky | BaseTrade Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- There Are No Orcs (2025) is 1 year older than Mandate Order (2026).
- There Are No Orcs is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Mandate Order has no Deck rating yet.
Mandate Order vs There Are No Orcs — FAQ
- Should I play Mandate Order or There Are No Orcs first?
- If you want chronology, There Are No Orcs (2025) came out before Mandate Order (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 Mandate Order and There Are No Orcs 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.