Choose Sim Companies
Choose Sim Companies if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Sim Companies launched in 2023.
Sim Companies vs Oblivions Garden
Sim Companies and Oblivions Garden both land in Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Sim Companies (2023) is 5 years older than Oblivions Garden (2028). Sim Companies is free; Oblivions Garden is paid (Price unknown). 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 Oblivions Garden
Choose Oblivions Garden if you want the Steam Leaderboards, PvP, and DualShock Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2028) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Oblivions Garden launched in 2028.
Both Sim Companies and Oblivions Garden sit in Strategy, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 Sim Companies |  Oblivions Garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2028 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 75.9% positive (398 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Sim Companies s.r.o. | RetroHubAI, Inc., https://retrohubai.com/studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Sim Companies (2023) is 5 years older than Oblivions Garden (2028).
- Sim Companies is free; Oblivions Garden is paid (Price unknown).
- Sim Companies is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Oblivions Garden has no Deck rating yet.
Sim Companies vs Oblivions Garden — FAQ
- Should I play Sim Companies or Oblivions Garden first?
- If you want chronology, Sim Companies (2023) came out before Oblivions Garden (2028). 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 Sim Companies and Oblivions Garden similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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 Sim Companies free?
- Yes — Sim Companies is a free-to-play Steam title. Oblivions Garden is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Sim Companies run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sim Companies is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Oblivions Garden doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.