Which is better, Concrete Jungle or Mystic Vale?

On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Concrete Jungle sits at 90.8% positive (249 reviews), Mystic Vale at 89.8% (313). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.

Should I play Concrete Jungle or Mystic Vale first?

If you want chronology, Concrete Jungle (2015) came out before Mystic Vale (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 Concrete Jungle and Mystic Vale similar?

They overlap on 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.

Concrete Jungle vs Mystic Vale

Concrete Jungle and Mystic Vale both land in 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Concrete Jungle (2015) is 4 years older than Mystic Vale (2019). Concrete Jungle scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Mystic Vale (89.8% 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 Concrete Jungle

Choose Concrete Jungle if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 46% cheaper on the Steam Store. Concrete Jungle launched in 2015.

Choose Mystic Vale

Choose Mystic Vale if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Mystic Vale launched in 2019.

Both Concrete Jungle and Mystic Vale sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.8% vs 89.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Concrete Jungle vs Mystic Vale — Steam metadata comparison
	Concrete Jungle	Mystic Vale
Released	2015	2019
Genres	Strategy, Indie	Strategy, Indie
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Unsupported
Price	6.99 USD	12.99 USD
Steam reviews	90.8% positive (249 reviews)	89.8% positive (313 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Developers	ColePowered Games	Nomad Games

Side by side

Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
Concrete Jungle (2015) is 4 years older than Mystic Vale (2019).
Concrete Jungle scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Mystic Vale (89.8% positive).
Concrete Jungle is currently ~46% cheaper on Steam than Mystic Vale (6.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
Concrete Jungle has co-op; Mystic Vale does not.
Steam Deck: Concrete Jungle is Deck Playable, Mystic Vale is Deck Unsupported.