Choose Guild Quest
Choose Guild Quest if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,041 Steam reviews back the pick.
Guild Quest vs BadLads
Guild Quest and BadLads both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Guild Quest (2017) is 3 years older than BadLads (2020). BadLads scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than Guild Quest (59.8% 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 BadLads
Choose BadLads if you want an Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. BadLads launched in 2020.
Both Guild Quest and BadLads sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation 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
 Guild Quest |  BadLads | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 59.8% positive (1,041 reviews) | 69.7% positive (99 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Hyper Hippo Games | CHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Guild Quest (2017) is 3 years older than BadLads (2020).
- BadLads scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than Guild Quest (59.8% positive).
- Guild Quest is free; BadLads is paid (Price unknown).
- BadLads has co-op; Guild Quest does not.
- Guild Quest is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; BadLads has no Deck rating yet.
Guild Quest vs BadLads — FAQ
- Should I play Guild Quest or BadLads first?
- If you want chronology, Guild Quest (2017) came out before BadLads (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 Guild Quest and BadLads similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Guild Quest have multiplayer like BadLads?
- No. BadLads supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Guild Quest is listed as single-player only.
- Is Guild Quest free?
- Yes — Guild Quest is a free-to-play Steam title. BadLads is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Guild Quest run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Guild Quest is rated Deck Playable by Valve. BadLads doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.