Choose Ylands
Choose Ylands if you want a Free To Play and Casual game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,431 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ylands vs Tinker Islands
Ylands and Tinker Islands both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Ylands is free; Tinker Islands is paid (Price unknown). Both support cooperative play. 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 Tinker Islands
Choose Tinker Islands if you want an Action and Indie game with LAN Co-op, DualShock Controller Support, and Custom Volume Controls.
Both Ylands and Tinker Islands sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Ylands |  Tinker Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | — |
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 60.2% positive (4,431 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Bohemia Interactive | Goon Squad |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Ylands is free; Tinker Islands is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Ylands is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Tinker Islands has no Deck rating yet.
Ylands vs Tinker Islands — FAQ
- Are Ylands and Tinker Islands similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Ylands and Tinker Islands have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Ylands ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Tinker Islands ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Ylands free?
- Yes — Ylands is a free-to-play Steam title. Tinker Islands is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Ylands run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ylands is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Tinker Islands doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.