Choose Knights and Merchants
Choose Knights and Merchants if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Knights and Merchants launched in 2013.
Knights and Merchants vs Of Life and Land
Knights and Merchants and Of Life and Land 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. Knights and Merchants (2013) is 12 years older than Of Life and Land (2025). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Knights and Merchants: 857 reviews, Of Life and Land: 159). 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 Of Life and Land
Choose Of Life and Land if you want an Indie game with Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Of Life and Land launched in 2025.
Both Knights and Merchants and Of Life and Land sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (83.3% vs 82.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Knights and Merchants |  Of Life and Land | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.3% positive (857 reviews) | 82.4% positive (159 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Topware Interactive | Kerzoven |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Knights and Merchants (2013) is 12 years older than Of Life and Land (2025).
- Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Knights and Merchants: 857 reviews, Of Life and Land: 159).
- Knights and Merchants is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Of Life and Land (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Of Life and Land is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Knights and Merchants has no Deck rating yet.
Knights and Merchants vs Of Life and Land — FAQ
- Which is better, Knights and Merchants or Of Life and Land?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Knights and Merchants sits at 83.3% positive (857 reviews), Of Life and Land at 82.4% (159). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Knights and Merchants or Of Life and Land first?
- If you want chronology, Knights and Merchants (2013) came out before Of Life and Land (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 Knights and Merchants and Of Life and Land 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.
- Does Of Life and Land have multiplayer like Knights and Merchants?
- No. Knights and Merchants supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Of Life and Land is listed as single-player only.