Choose Boid
Choose Boid if you want an Action and Casual experience. Boid launched in 2016.
Boid vs Istrolid
Boid and Istrolid both land in Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Both released in 2016. Istrolid scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Boid (77.3% 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 Istrolid
Choose Istrolid if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.1% positive across 1,969 reviews.
Both Boid and Istrolid sit in Strategy, Indie, and Free To Play 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Boid |  Istrolid | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (432 reviews) | 87.1% positive (1,969 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Mokus | treeform |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Both released in 2016.
- Istrolid scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Boid (77.3% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Istrolid has co-op; Boid does not.
Boid vs Istrolid — FAQ
- Which is better, Boid or Istrolid?
- On Steam reviews Istrolid scores higher (87.1% positive) than Boid (77.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Istrolid is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Boid and Istrolid similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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.