Choose Lost Cities
Choose Lost Cities if you want a Strategy game with Steam Leaderboards. Lost Cities launched in 2018.
Lost Cities vs Chai
Lost Cities and Chai both land in Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Lost Cities (2018) is 4 years older than Chai (2022). Chai is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Lost Cities (9.99 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 Chai
Choose Chai if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Chai launched in 2022.
Both Lost Cities and Chai sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Turn Notifications, 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
 Lost Cities |  Chai | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 40% positive (25 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | BlueLine Games | DIGIDICED |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Lost Cities (2018) is 4 years older than Chai (2022).
- Chai is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Lost Cities (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Lost Cities vs Chai — FAQ
- Should I play Lost Cities or Chai first?
- If you want chronology, Lost Cities (2018) came out before Chai (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 Lost Cities and Chai similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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.