Choose Small Kingdoms Prologue
Choose Small Kingdoms Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Small Kingdoms Prologue launched in 2023.
Small Kingdoms Prologue vs Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
Small Kingdoms Prologue and Government Contractors: Arms of Influence 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. Small Kingdoms Prologue (2023) is 2 years older than Government Contractors: Arms of Influence (2025). Small Kingdoms Prologue is free; Government Contractors: Arms of Influence is paid (6.00 USD). 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 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
Choose Government Contractors: Arms of Influence if you want an Early Access experience. Government Contractors: Arms of Influence launched in 2025.
Both Small Kingdoms Prologue and Government Contractors: Arms of Influence 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
 Small Kingdoms Prologue |  Government Contractors: Arms of Influence | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, Free To Play | Strategy, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 6.00 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.7% positive (17 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bad Logic Studios | Dan K. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Small Kingdoms Prologue (2023) is 2 years older than Government Contractors: Arms of Influence (2025).
- Small Kingdoms Prologue is free; Government Contractors: Arms of Influence is paid (6.00 USD).
- Small Kingdoms Prologue is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Government Contractors: Arms of Influence has no Deck rating yet.
Small Kingdoms Prologue vs Government Contractors: Arms of Influence — FAQ
- Should I play Small Kingdoms Prologue or Government Contractors: Arms of Influence first?
- If you want chronology, Small Kingdoms Prologue (2023) came out before Government Contractors: Arms of Influence (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 Small Kingdoms Prologue and Government Contractors: Arms of Influence 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.
- Is Small Kingdoms Prologue free?
- Yes — Small Kingdoms Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Government Contractors: Arms of Influence is paid (6.00 USD).
- Does Small Kingdoms Prologue run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Small Kingdoms Prologue is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Government Contractors: Arms of Influence doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.