Choose Miners Settlement
Choose Miners Settlement if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Miners Settlement launched in 2023.
Miners Settlement vs Guilds of Mountgate
Miners Settlement and Guilds of Mountgate both land in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Miners Settlement (2023) is 3 years older than Guilds of Mountgate (2026). Miners Settlement is free; Guilds of Mountgate 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 Guilds of Mountgate
Choose Guilds of Mountgate if you want an Early Access game with Custom Volume Controls and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Guilds of Mountgate launched in 2026.
Both Miners Settlement and Guilds of Mountgate sit in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG 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
 Miners Settlement |  Guilds of Mountgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 36.3% positive (160 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Funventure P.S.A | Beaver Fever Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Miners Settlement (2023) is 3 years older than Guilds of Mountgate (2026).
- Miners Settlement is free; Guilds of Mountgate is paid (Price unknown).
- Miners Settlement has co-op; Guilds of Mountgate does not.
- Miners Settlement is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Guilds of Mountgate has no Deck rating yet.
Miners Settlement vs Guilds of Mountgate — FAQ
- Should I play Miners Settlement or Guilds of Mountgate first?
- If you want chronology, Miners Settlement (2023) came out before Guilds of Mountgate (2026). 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 Miners Settlement and Guilds of Mountgate similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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 Miners Settlement free?
- Yes — Miners Settlement is a free-to-play Steam title. Guilds of Mountgate is paid (Price unknown).