Choose Patrician III
Choose Patrician III if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.2% positive across 433 reviews.
Patrician III vs Rise of Venice
Patrician III and Rise of Venice both land in Strategy, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Patrician III (2010) is 3 years older than Rise of Venice (2013). Patrician III scores higher on Steam reviews (79.2% positive) than Rise of Venice (60% 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 Rise of Venice
Choose Rise of Venice if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rise of Venice launched in 2013.
Both Patrician III and Rise of Venice sit in Strategy and Simulation 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
 Patrician III |  Rise of Venice | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, RPG | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.2% positive (433 reviews) | 60% positive (155 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ascaron Entertainment ltd. | Gaming Minds Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Patrician III (2010) is 3 years older than Rise of Venice (2013).
- Patrician III scores higher on Steam reviews (79.2% positive) than Rise of Venice (60% positive).
- Patrician III is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Rise of Venice (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Patrician III is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Rise of Venice has no Deck rating yet.
Patrician III vs Rise of Venice — FAQ
- Which is better, Patrician III or Rise of Venice?
- On Steam reviews Patrician III scores higher (79.2% positive) than Rise of Venice (60% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Patrician III is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Patrician III or Rise of Venice first?
- If you want chronology, Patrician III (2010) came out before Rise of Venice (2013). 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 Patrician III and Rise of Venice similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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.
- Does Patrician III have multiplayer like Rise of Venice?
- No. Rise of Venice supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Patrician III is listed as single-player only.