Should I play Tabletop Simulator or Gang of Four first?

If you want chronology, Tabletop Simulator (2015) came out before Gang of Four (2019). 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 Tabletop Simulator and Gang of Four similar?

They overlap on Strategy, 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.

Tabletop Simulator vs Gang of Four

Tabletop Simulator and Gang of Four both land in Strategy, 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 share Strategy, Casual on Steam. Tabletop Simulator (2015) is 4 years older than Gang of Four (2019). Tabletop Simulator has co-op; Gang of Four 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 Tabletop Simulator

Choose Tabletop Simulator if you want an Indie, Simulation, and RPG game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 31,086 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Gang of Four

Choose Gang of Four if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Gang of Four launched in 2019.

Both Tabletop Simulator and Gang of Four sit in Strategy and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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.

Tabletop Simulator vs Gang of Four — Steam metadata comparison
	Tabletop Simulator	Gang of Four
Released	2015	2019
Genres	Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual	Strategy, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Unrated
Price	19.99 USD	Price unknown
Steam reviews	96% positive (31,086 reviews)	2 reviews
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op	Multi-player
Developers	Berserk Games	Days of Wonder

Side by side

Both share Strategy, Casual on Steam.
Tabletop Simulator (2015) is 4 years older than Gang of Four (2019).
Tabletop Simulator has co-op; Gang of Four does not.
Tabletop Simulator is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Gang of Four has no Deck rating yet.