Choose Viking Frontiers: Prologue
Choose Viking Frontiers: Prologue if you want a Strategy, RPG, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Viking Frontiers: Prologue launched in 2025.
Viking Frontiers: Prologue vs The Blackwood
Viking Frontiers: Prologue and The Blackwood both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Viking Frontiers: Prologue is free; The Blackwood is paid (Price unknown). The Blackwood has co-op; Viking Frontiers: Prologue does not. 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 The Blackwood
Choose The Blackwood if you want an Early Access game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Viking Frontiers: Prologue and The Blackwood sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Viking Frontiers: Prologue |  The Blackwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 78.3% positive (129 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | BLUM Entertainment | Moonlight Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Viking Frontiers: Prologue is free; The Blackwood is paid (Price unknown).
- The Blackwood has co-op; Viking Frontiers: Prologue does not.
Viking Frontiers: Prologue vs The Blackwood — FAQ
- Are Viking Frontiers: Prologue and The Blackwood similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Viking Frontiers: Prologue have multiplayer like The Blackwood?
- No. The Blackwood supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Viking Frontiers: Prologue is listed as single-player only.
- Is Viking Frontiers: Prologue free?
- Yes — Viking Frontiers: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. The Blackwood is paid (Price unknown).