Should I play Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition or Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King first?

If you want chronology, Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition (2024) came out before Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King (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.

Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition vs Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King

Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition and Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King both land in Strategy, Simulation, 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, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King (2025). Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition

Choose Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition if you want the Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, and Save Anytime side of the pairing. Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition launched in 2024.

Choose Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King

Choose Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King if you want an Adventure experience. Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King launched in 2025.

Both Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition and Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King sit in Strategy, Simulation, and Casual on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, and Touch Only Option, 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.

Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition vs Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King — Steam metadata comparison
	Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition	Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King
Released	2024	2025
Genres	Strategy, Simulation, Casual	Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	14.99 USD	14.99 USD
Steam reviews	2 reviews	—
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Cateia Games	8floor ltd

Side by side

Both share Strategy, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King (2025).
Gnomes Garden: Mask of The Rat King is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Country Tales 2: New Frontiers Collector's Edition (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).