Choose Border Town
Choose Border Town if you want an Indie experience. Border Town launched in 2025.
Border Town vs 流浪荒岛
Border Town and 流浪荒岛 both land in Action, Adventure, Simulation 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, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. 流浪荒岛 (2023) is 2 years older than Border Town (2025). 流浪荒岛 is free; Border Town is paid (9.74 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 流浪荒岛
Choose 流浪荒岛 if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 流浪荒岛 launched in 2023.
Both Border Town and 流浪荒岛 sit in Action, Adventure, and Simulation 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
 Border Town |  流浪荒岛 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Action, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.74 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 74.4% positive (43 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GoHoGames | lhtgames |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- 流浪荒岛 (2023) is 2 years older than Border Town (2025).
- 流浪荒岛 is free; Border Town is paid (9.74 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Border Town vs 流浪荒岛 — FAQ
- Should I play Border Town or 流浪荒岛 first?
- If you want chronology, 流浪荒岛 (2023) came out before Border Town (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 Border Town and 流浪荒岛 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Simulation 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 流浪荒岛 free?
- Yes — 流浪荒岛 is a free-to-play Steam title. Border Town is paid (9.74 USD).