Choose Free Towns
Choose Free Towns if it's currently about 23% cheaper on the Steam Store. Free Towns launched in 2017.
Free Towns vs Bastide
Free Towns and Bastide both land in Strategy, Simulation, 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 Strategy, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Free Towns (2017) is 3 years older than Bastide (2020). Free Towns is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Bastide (9.99 USD vs. 12.99 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 Bastide
Choose Bastide if you want an Action and Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bastide launched in 2020.
Both Free Towns and Bastide sit in Strategy, Simulation, and Casual 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
 Free Towns |  Bastide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 77.6% positive (134 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Vlad Cristian | MedievalNexus |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Free Towns (2017) is 3 years older than Bastide (2020).
- Free Towns is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Bastide (9.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
Free Towns vs Bastide — FAQ
- Should I play Free Towns or Bastide first?
- If you want chronology, Free Towns (2017) came out before Bastide (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 Free Towns and Bastide similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation, 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.