Choose Besiege
Choose Besiege if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95% positive across 22,886 reviews.
Besiege vs GearBlocks
Besiege and GearBlocks 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. Besiege (2020) is 3 years older than GearBlocks (2023). Besiege scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than GearBlocks (89.2% 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 GearBlocks
Choose GearBlocks if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. GearBlocks launched in 2023.
Both Besiege and GearBlocks 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
 Besiege |  GearBlocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive (22,886 reviews) | 89.2% positive (510 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spiderling Studios | SmashHammer Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Besiege (2020) is 3 years older than GearBlocks (2023).
- Besiege scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than GearBlocks (89.2% positive).
- GearBlocks is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Besiege (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Besiege has co-op; GearBlocks does not.
- Steam Deck: Besiege is Deck Playable, GearBlocks is Deck Unsupported.
Besiege vs GearBlocks — FAQ
- Which is better, Besiege or GearBlocks?
- On Steam reviews Besiege scores higher (95% positive) than GearBlocks (89.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Besiege is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Besiege or GearBlocks first?
- If you want chronology, Besiege (2020) came out before GearBlocks (2023). 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 Besiege and GearBlocks 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 GearBlocks have multiplayer like Besiege?
- No. Besiege supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while GearBlocks is listed as single-player only.