Choose Hunters Of The Dead
Choose Hunters Of The Dead if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hunters Of The Dead launched in 2014.
Hunters Of The Dead vs They Are Billions
Hunters Of The Dead and They Are Billions both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Hunters Of The Dead (2014) is 5 years older than They Are Billions (2019). They Are Billions scores higher on Steam reviews (80.2% positive) than Hunters Of The Dead (60.5% 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 They Are Billions
Choose They Are Billions if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 18,746 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Hunters Of The Dead and They Are Billions sit in Strategy 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
 Hunters Of The Dead |  They Are Billions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60.5% positive (81 reviews) | 80.2% positive (18,746 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Traptics | Numantian Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Hunters Of The Dead (2014) is 5 years older than They Are Billions (2019).
- They Are Billions scores higher on Steam reviews (80.2% positive) than Hunters Of The Dead (60.5% positive).
- Hunters Of The Dead is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than They Are Billions (4.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- They Are Billions is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hunters Of The Dead has no Deck rating yet.
Hunters Of The Dead vs They Are Billions — FAQ
- Should I play Hunters Of The Dead or They Are Billions first?
- If you want chronology, Hunters Of The Dead (2014) came out before They Are Billions (2019). 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 Hunters Of The Dead and They Are Billions similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.