Choose The Forest
Choose The Forest if you want an Action game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported. 175,474 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Forest vs Pathless Woods: Prologue
The Forest and Pathless Woods: Prologue both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. The Forest (2018) is 5 years older than Pathless Woods: Prologue (2023). The Forest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Pathless Woods: Prologue (86.7% 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 Pathless Woods: Prologue
Choose Pathless Woods: Prologue if you want a RPG and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pathless Woods: Prologue launched in 2023.
Both The Forest and Pathless Woods: Prologue sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, 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
 The Forest |  Pathless Woods: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (175,474 reviews) | 86.7% positive (45 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Endnight Games Ltd | AniYa Games Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- The Forest (2018) is 5 years older than Pathless Woods: Prologue (2023).
- The Forest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Pathless Woods: Prologue (86.7% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
The Forest vs Pathless Woods: Prologue — FAQ
- Should I play The Forest or Pathless Woods: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, The Forest (2018) came out before Pathless Woods: Prologue (2023). 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 The Forest and Pathless Woods: Prologue similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Do both The Forest and Pathless Woods: Prologue have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Forest ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Pathless Woods: Prologue ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.