Choose Landfall Archives
Choose Landfall Archives if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,568 Steam reviews back the pick.
Landfall Archives vs Arete
Landfall Archives and Arete both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Landfall Archives (2023) is 2 years older than Arete (2025). Landfall Archives scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Arete (94.1% positive). 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 Arete
Choose Arete if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Arete launched in 2025.
Both Landfall Archives and Arete sit in Strategy, Simulation, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.7% vs 94.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Landfall Archives |  Arete | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (2,568 reviews) | 94.1% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | landfall | Molotov Cockatiel Games, Vasilios Kalpakoglou |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Landfall Archives (2023) is 2 years older than Arete (2025).
- Landfall Archives scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Arete (94.1% positive).
- Landfall Archives is free; Arete is paid (9.99 USD).
- Landfall Archives is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Arete has no Deck rating yet.
Landfall Archives vs Arete — FAQ
- Should I play Landfall Archives or Arete first?
- If you want chronology, Landfall Archives (2023) came out before Arete (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 Landfall Archives and Arete similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Is Landfall Archives free?
- Yes — Landfall Archives is a free-to-play Steam title. Arete is paid (9.99 USD).