Choose Beyond the Map
Choose Beyond the Map if you want an Action, Strategy, and Simulation game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. Beyond the Map launched in 2025.
Beyond the Map vs Colony 37
Beyond the Map and Colony 37 both land in Indie, Adventure, Early Access 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 Indie, Adventure, Early Access on Steam. Both released in 2025. Colony 37 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Beyond the Map (76.7% positive). 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 Colony 37
Choose Colony 37 if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.1% positive across 179 reviews.
Both Beyond the Map and Colony 37 sit in Indie, Adventure, and Early Access 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
 Beyond the Map |  Colony 37 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 11.59 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (322 reviews) | 96.1% positive (179 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Glitch Goblins | Valen |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Early Access on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Colony 37 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Beyond the Map (76.7% positive).
- Colony 37 is currently ~74% cheaper on Steam than Beyond the Map (2.99 USD vs. 11.59 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Beyond the Map vs Colony 37 — FAQ
- Which is better, Beyond the Map or Colony 37?
- On Steam reviews Colony 37 scores higher (96.1% positive) than Beyond the Map (76.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Colony 37 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Beyond the Map and Colony 37 similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Early Access 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.