Choose Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles
Choose Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles if it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles launched in 2017.
Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles vs Bills Must Be Paid
Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles and Bills Must Be Paid both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles (2017) is 9 years older than Bills Must Be Paid (2026). Bills Must Be Paid scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles (48.7% 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 Bills Must Be Paid
Choose Bills Must Be Paid if you want the DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,503 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles and Bills Must Be Paid sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie 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
 Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles |  Bills Must Be Paid | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 48.7% positive (39 reviews) | 96.7% positive (10,503 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rotatipyra | Rike Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles (2017) is 9 years older than Bills Must Be Paid (2026).
- Bills Must Be Paid scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles (48.7% positive).
- Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Bills Must Be Paid (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Bills Must Be Paid is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles has no Deck rating yet.
Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles vs Bills Must Be Paid — FAQ
- Should I play Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles or Bills Must Be Paid first?
- If you want chronology, Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles (2017) came out before Bills Must Be Paid (2026). 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 Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles and Bills Must Be Paid similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.