Choose Foundation
Choose Foundation if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,915 Steam reviews back the pick.
Foundation vs New Home: Medieval Village
Foundation and New Home: Medieval Village 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. New Home: Medieval Village (2022) is 3 years older than Foundation (2025). Foundation scores higher on Steam reviews (86.1% positive) than New Home: Medieval Village (61.4% 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 New Home: Medieval Village
Choose New Home: Medieval Village if you want an Early Access experience. New Home: Medieval Village launched in 2022.
Both Foundation and New Home: Medieval Village 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
 Foundation |  New Home: Medieval Village | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 34.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 86.1% positive (10,915 reviews) | 61.4% positive (70 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Polymorph Games | Mustafa Caner Tonbul |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- New Home: Medieval Village (2022) is 3 years older than Foundation (2025).
- Foundation scores higher on Steam reviews (86.1% positive) than New Home: Medieval Village (61.4% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Foundation vs New Home: Medieval Village — FAQ
- Should I play Foundation or New Home: Medieval Village first?
- If you want chronology, New Home: Medieval Village (2022) came out before Foundation (2025). 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 Foundation and New Home: Medieval Village 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.