Choose Screeps: World
Choose Screeps: World if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87% positive across 1,221 reviews.
Screeps: World vs They Are Billions
Screeps: World and They Are Billions both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Screeps: World (2016) is 3 years older than They Are Billions (2019). Screeps: World scores higher on Steam reviews (87% positive) than They Are Billions (80.2% 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 They Are Billions
Choose They Are Billions if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 18,746 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Screeps: World and They Are Billions sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Screeps: World |  They Are Billions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive (1,221 reviews) | 80.2% positive (18,746 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Single-player only |
| Developers | Screeps, LLC | Numantian Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Screeps: World (2016) is 3 years older than They Are Billions (2019).
- Screeps: World scores higher on Steam reviews (87% positive) than They Are Billions (80.2% positive).
- Screeps: World is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than They Are Billions (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Screeps: World is Deck Unsupported, They Are Billions is Deck Playable.
Screeps: World vs They Are Billions — FAQ
- Which is better, Screeps: World or They Are Billions?
- On Steam reviews Screeps: World scores higher (87% positive) than They Are Billions (80.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Screeps: World is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Screeps: World or They Are Billions first?
- If you want chronology, Screeps: World (2016) came out before They Are Billions (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 Screeps: World and They Are Billions similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.
- Does They Are Billions have multiplayer like Screeps: World?
- No. Screeps: World supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while They Are Billions is listed as single-player only.