Choose Popper Lands Colony
Choose Popper Lands Colony if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Popper Lands Colony launched in 2024.
Popper Lands Colony vs Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City
Popper Lands Colony and Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City both land in Casual 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 are Casual games on Steam. Popper Lands Colony (2024) is 2 years older than Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City (2026). Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City is free; Popper Lands Colony is paid (6.99 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 Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City
Choose Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City if you want a Free To Play game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City launched in 2026.
Both Popper Lands Colony and Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City sit in Casual 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
 Popper Lands Colony |  Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Seven Sails Games | G5 Entertainment AB |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Popper Lands Colony (2024) is 2 years older than Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City (2026).
- Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City is free; Popper Lands Colony is paid (6.99 USD).
- Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City has co-op; Popper Lands Colony does not.
Popper Lands Colony vs Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City — FAQ
- Should I play Popper Lands Colony or Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City first?
- If you want chronology, Popper Lands Colony (2024) came out before Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City (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 Popper Lands Colony and Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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 Popper Lands Colony have multiplayer like Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City?
- No. Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Popper Lands Colony is listed as single-player only.
- Is Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City free?
- Yes — Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City is a free-to-play Steam title. Popper Lands Colony is paid (6.99 USD).