Choose friends world
Choose friends world if you want an Action, Strategy, and Adventure game with Multi-player, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. friends world launched in 2023.
friends world vs Distant Garden
friends world and Distant Garden both land in Indie, Simulation, Casual 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 Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. friends world (2023) is 1 year older than Distant Garden (2024). Distant Garden is free; friends world is paid (3.99 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 Distant Garden
Choose Distant Garden if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Distant Garden launched in 2024.
Both friends world and Distant Garden sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual 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
 friends world |  Distant Garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 73.3% positive (30 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | kylacpp, 上海块体客科技有限公司 | Jackson Levine |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- friends world (2023) is 1 year older than Distant Garden (2024).
- Distant Garden is free; friends world is paid (3.99 USD).
- friends world has co-op; Distant Garden does not.
- Distant Garden is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; friends world has no Deck rating yet.
friends world vs Distant Garden — FAQ
- Should I play friends world or Distant Garden first?
- If you want chronology, friends world (2023) came out before Distant Garden (2024). 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 friends world and Distant Garden similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Casual 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 Distant Garden have multiplayer like friends world?
- No. friends world supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op), while Distant Garden is listed as single-player only.
- Is Distant Garden free?
- Yes — Distant Garden is a free-to-play Steam title. friends world is paid (3.99 USD).