Choose Waste Walkers
Choose Waste Walkers if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 31% cheaper on the Steam Store. Waste Walkers launched in 2015.
Waste Walkers vs Lawless Lands
Waste Walkers and Lawless Lands both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Waste Walkers (2015) is 5 years older than Lawless Lands (2020). Lawless Lands scores higher on Steam reviews (88.5% positive) than Waste Walkers (82% 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 Lawless Lands
Choose Lawless Lands if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lawless Lands launched in 2020.
Both Waste Walkers and Lawless Lands sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input, 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
 Waste Walkers |  Lawless Lands | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive (133 reviews) | 88.5% positive (96 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Corrosive Studios LLC | Corrosive Studios LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Waste Walkers (2015) is 5 years older than Lawless Lands (2020).
- Lawless Lands scores higher on Steam reviews (88.5% positive) than Waste Walkers (82% positive).
- Waste Walkers is currently ~31% cheaper on Steam than Lawless Lands (8.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Waste Walkers vs Lawless Lands — FAQ
- Should I play Waste Walkers or Lawless Lands first?
- If you want chronology, Waste Walkers (2015) came out before Lawless Lands (2020). 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 Waste Walkers and Lawless Lands similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.