Choose Pillar
Choose Pillar if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Pillar launched in 2015.
Pillar vs Where the Bees Make Honey
Pillar and Where the Bees Make Honey both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Pillar (2015) is 4 years older than Where the Bees Make Honey (2019). Pillar is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Where the Bees Make Honey (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Where the Bees Make Honey
Choose Where the Bees Make Honey if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Where the Bees Make Honey launched in 2019.
Both Pillar and Where the Bees Make Honey sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Pillar |  Where the Bees Make Honey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 34.8% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Michael Hicks, Gonçalo Antunes | Brian Wilson |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Pillar (2015) is 4 years older than Where the Bees Make Honey (2019).
- Pillar is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Where the Bees Make Honey (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Pillar vs Where the Bees Make Honey — FAQ
- Should I play Pillar or Where the Bees Make Honey first?
- If you want chronology, Pillar (2015) came out before Where the Bees Make Honey (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 Pillar and Where the Bees Make Honey similar?
- They overlap on 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.