Choose Dark: Frontier
Choose Dark: Frontier if you want an Action experience. Dark: Frontier launched in 2017.
Dark: Frontier vs Freeland
Dark: Frontier and Freeland both land in Adventure, RPG, 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 Adventure, RPG, Casual on Steam. Dark: Frontier (2017) is 7 years older than Freeland (2024). Dark: Frontier scores higher on Steam reviews (63.6% positive) than Freeland (47.1% 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 Freeland
Choose Freeland if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play game with MMO. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Freeland launched in 2024.
Both Dark: Frontier and Freeland sit in Adventure, RPG, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Dark: Frontier |  Freeland | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 63.6% positive (11 reviews) | 47.1% positive (70 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | PotatoFaceGames | Freeland |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG, Casual on Steam.
- Dark: Frontier (2017) is 7 years older than Freeland (2024).
- Dark: Frontier scores higher on Steam reviews (63.6% positive) than Freeland (47.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Freeland is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Dark: Frontier has no Deck rating yet.
Dark: Frontier vs Freeland — FAQ
- Should I play Dark: Frontier or Freeland first?
- If you want chronology, Dark: Frontier (2017) came out before Freeland (2024). 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 Dark: Frontier and Freeland similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, RPG, 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.
- Do both Dark: Frontier and Freeland have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Dark: Frontier ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Freeland ships Online Co-op, Co-op.