Choose Doodle Empires
Choose Doodle Empires if you want a Strategy and Early Access experience. Doodle Empires launched in 2025.
Doodle Empires vs Provinces
Doodle Empires and Provinces both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Simulation on Steam. Doodle Empires (2025) is 1 year older than Provinces (2026). Provinces is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Doodle Empires (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD). 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 Provinces
Choose Provinces if you want a Casual game with Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, and Save Anytime. Provinces launched in 2026.
Both Doodle Empires and Provinces sit in Indie 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
 Doodle Empires |  Provinces | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.7% positive (804 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Turtle Stack Games | HullHeim |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Doodle Empires (2025) is 1 year older than Provinces (2026).
- Provinces is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Doodle Empires (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Doodle Empires is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Provinces has no Deck rating yet.
Doodle Empires vs Provinces — FAQ
- Should I play Doodle Empires or Provinces first?
- If you want chronology, Doodle Empires (2025) came out before Provinces (2026). 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 Doodle Empires and Provinces similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 Doodle Empires run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Doodle Empires is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Provinces doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.