Choose Banished
Choose Banished if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90% positive across 25,649 reviews.
Banished vs Settlement Survival
Banished and Settlement Survival both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Banished (2014) is 8 years older than Settlement Survival (2022). Banished scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Settlement Survival (85.5% 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 Settlement Survival
Choose Settlement Survival if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,987 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Banished and Settlement Survival sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam, 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
 Banished |  Settlement Survival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (25,649 reviews) | 85.5% positive (2,987 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shining Rock Software LLC | Gleamer Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Banished (2014) is 8 years older than Settlement Survival (2022).
- Banished scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Settlement Survival (85.5% positive).
- Settlement Survival is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Banished (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Banished vs Settlement Survival — FAQ
- Which is better, Banished or Settlement Survival?
- On Steam reviews Banished scores higher (90% positive) than Settlement Survival (85.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Banished is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Banished or Settlement Survival first?
- If you want chronology, Banished (2014) came out before Settlement Survival (2022). 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 Banished and Settlement Survival similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.