Choose Found
Choose Found if you want a Free To Play and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Found launched in 2016.
Found vs Gnomes & Goblins
Found and Gnomes & Goblins both land in Indie, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Found (2016) is 4 years older than Gnomes & Goblins (2020). Found scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Gnomes & Goblins (73.1% 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 Gnomes & Goblins
Choose Gnomes & Goblins if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Gnomes & Goblins launched in 2020.
Both Found and Gnomes & Goblins sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Found |  Gnomes & Goblins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.1% positive (101 reviews) | 73.1% positive (78 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Priyam Parikh, Andrew Moran, Jake Stull, Jewel Lim, Niko Korolog, Aaron Bales | Wevr, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Found (2016) is 4 years older than Gnomes & Goblins (2020).
- Found scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Gnomes & Goblins (73.1% positive).
- Found is free; Gnomes & Goblins is paid (19.99 USD).
Found vs Gnomes & Goblins — FAQ
- Should I play Found or Gnomes & Goblins first?
- If you want chronology, Found (2016) came out before Gnomes & Goblins (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 Found and Gnomes & Goblins similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Is Found free?
- Yes — Found is a free-to-play Steam title. Gnomes & Goblins is paid (19.99 USD).