Choose ABD: 1851 C.E.
Choose ABD: 1851 C.E. if you want a Nudity, Violent, and Gore experience. ABD: 1851 C.E. launched in 2015.
ABD: 1851 C.E. vs BadLads
ABD: 1851 C.E. and BadLads both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. ABD: 1851 C.E. (2015) is 5 years older than BadLads (2020). BadLads scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than ABD: 1851 C.E. (29.2% 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 BadLads
Choose BadLads if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Casual game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. BadLads launched in 2020.
Both ABD: 1851 C.E. and BadLads sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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
 ABD: 1851 C.E. |  BadLads | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access, Nudity, Violent, Gore | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 29.2% positive (24 reviews) | 69.7% positive (99 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Robert Bonner, Gabe Kutuzov, Ben Rawles | CHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- ABD: 1851 C.E. (2015) is 5 years older than BadLads (2020).
- BadLads scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than ABD: 1851 C.E. (29.2% positive).
- BadLads has co-op; ABD: 1851 C.E. does not.
ABD: 1851 C.E. vs BadLads — FAQ
- Should I play ABD: 1851 C.E. or BadLads first?
- If you want chronology, ABD: 1851 C.E. (2015) came out before BadLads (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 ABD: 1851 C.E. and BadLads similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.