Choose Cubic Castles
Choose Cubic Castles if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,299 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cubic Castles vs Boundless
Cubic Castles and Boundless both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Cubic Castles (2014) is 4 years older than Boundless (2018). Boundless scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than Cubic Castles (71.9% 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 Boundless
Choose Boundless if you want a RPG game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,316 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Cubic Castles and Boundless sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (71.9% vs 73.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cubic Castles |  Boundless | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.9% positive (2,299 reviews) | 73.6% positive (1,316 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Raptisoft | Monumental, LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Cubic Castles (2014) is 4 years older than Boundless (2018).
- Boundless scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than Cubic Castles (71.9% positive).
- Cubic Castles is free; Boundless is paid (19.99 USD).
- Boundless has co-op; Cubic Castles does not.
- Boundless is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cubic Castles has no Deck rating yet.
Cubic Castles vs Boundless — FAQ
- Which is better, Cubic Castles or Boundless?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Cubic Castles sits at 71.9% positive (2,299 reviews), Boundless at 73.6% (1,316). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Cubic Castles or Boundless first?
- If you want chronology, Cubic Castles (2014) came out before Boundless (2018). 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 Cubic Castles and Boundless similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Is Cubic Castles free?
- Yes — Cubic Castles is a free-to-play Steam title. Boundless is paid (19.99 USD).