Choose Boundless
Choose Boundless if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.6% positive across 1,316 reviews.
Boundless vs Citadel: Forged with Fire
Boundless and Citadel: Forged with Fire 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. Boundless (2018) is 1 year older than Citadel: Forged with Fire (2019). Boundless scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than Citadel: Forged with Fire (64.7% 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 Citadel: Forged with Fire
Choose Citadel: Forged with Fire if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,050 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Boundless and Citadel: Forged with Fire sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 Boundless |  Citadel: Forged with Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.6% positive (1,316 reviews) | 64.7% positive (3,050 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Monumental, LLC | Blue Isle Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Boundless (2018) is 1 year older than Citadel: Forged with Fire (2019).
- Boundless scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than Citadel: Forged with Fire (64.7% positive).
- Citadel: Forged with Fire is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Boundless (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Boundless has co-op; Citadel: Forged with Fire does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Boundless vs Citadel: Forged with Fire — FAQ
- Which is better, Boundless or Citadel: Forged with Fire?
- On Steam reviews Boundless scores higher (73.6% positive) than Citadel: Forged with Fire (64.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Boundless is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Boundless or Citadel: Forged with Fire first?
- If you want chronology, Boundless (2018) came out before Citadel: Forged with Fire (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 Boundless and Citadel: Forged with Fire 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.