Choose Small World
Choose Small World if you want the LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Small World launched in 2013.
Small World vs Viticulture Essential Edition
Small World and Viticulture Essential Edition both land in Strategy, Indie, 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, Indie, Casual on Steam. Small World (2013) is 7 years older than Viticulture Essential Edition (2020). Both sit near 68% positive on Steam (Small World: 628 reviews, Viticulture Essential Edition: 175). 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 Viticulture Essential Edition
Choose Viticulture Essential Edition if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Viticulture Essential Edition launched in 2020.
Both Small World and Viticulture Essential Edition sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Turn Notifications, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (68.9% vs 68% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Small World |  Viticulture Essential Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.9% positive (628 reviews) | 68% positive (175 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Days of Wonder | DIGIDICED |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Small World (2013) is 7 years older than Viticulture Essential Edition (2020).
- Both sit near 68% positive on Steam (Small World: 628 reviews, Viticulture Essential Edition: 175).
- Small World is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Viticulture Essential Edition (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Small World vs Viticulture Essential Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Small World or Viticulture Essential Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Small World sits at 68.9% positive (628 reviews), Viticulture Essential Edition at 68% (175). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Small World or Viticulture Essential Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Small World (2013) came out before Viticulture Essential Edition (2020). 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 Small World and Viticulture Essential Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.