Choose Gold Rush! Anniversary
Choose Gold Rush! Anniversary if it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Gold Rush! Anniversary launched in 2014.
Gold Rush! Anniversary vs Gold Rush! 2
Gold Rush! Anniversary and Gold Rush! 2 both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Gold Rush! Anniversary (2014) is 3 years older than Gold Rush! 2 (2017). Gold Rush! 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (58.3% positive) than Gold Rush! Anniversary (56.5% 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 Gold Rush! 2
Choose Gold Rush! 2 if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Gold Rush! 2 launched in 2017.
Both Gold Rush! Anniversary and Gold Rush! 2 sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (56.5% vs 58.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Gold Rush! Anniversary |  Gold Rush! 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 56.5% positive (108 reviews) | 58.3% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sunlight Games | Sunlight Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Gold Rush! Anniversary (2014) is 3 years older than Gold Rush! 2 (2017).
- Gold Rush! 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (58.3% positive) than Gold Rush! Anniversary (56.5% positive).
- Gold Rush! Anniversary is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Gold Rush! 2 (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
Gold Rush! Anniversary vs Gold Rush! 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Gold Rush! Anniversary or Gold Rush! 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Gold Rush! Anniversary (2014) came out before Gold Rush! 2 (2017). 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 Gold Rush! Anniversary and Gold Rush! 2 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.