Choose Expeditions: Viking
Choose Expeditions: Viking if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,916 Steam reviews back the pick.
Expeditions: Viking vs Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Viking and Expeditions: Rome both land in Strategy, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Expeditions: Viking (2017) is 5 years older than Expeditions: Rome (2022). Expeditions: Rome scores higher on Steam reviews (87.3% positive) than Expeditions: Viking (82.1% 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 Expeditions: Rome
Choose Expeditions: Rome if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.3% positive across 2,978 reviews.
Both Expeditions: Viking and Expeditions: Rome sit in Strategy and RPG 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
 Expeditions: Viking |  Expeditions: Rome | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 44.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (1,916 reviews) | 87.3% positive (2,978 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Logic Artists | Logic Artists |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Expeditions: Viking (2017) is 5 years older than Expeditions: Rome (2022).
- Expeditions: Rome scores higher on Steam reviews (87.3% positive) than Expeditions: Viking (82.1% positive).
- Expeditions: Viking is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Expeditions: Rome (29.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Expeditions: Viking vs Expeditions: Rome — FAQ
- Which is better, Expeditions: Viking or Expeditions: Rome?
- On Steam reviews Expeditions: Rome scores higher (87.3% positive) than Expeditions: Viking (82.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Expeditions: Rome is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Expeditions: Viking or Expeditions: Rome first?
- If you want chronology, Expeditions: Viking (2017) came out before Expeditions: Rome (2022). 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 Expeditions: Viking and Expeditions: Rome similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG 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.