Choose Community Garden
Choose Community Garden if you want the Tracked Controller Support and VR Only side of the pairing. Community Garden launched in 2017.
Community Garden vs BadLads
Community Garden and BadLads both land in Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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 Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Community Garden (2017) is 3 years older than BadLads (2020). Both support cooperative play. 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, Strategy, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. BadLads launched in 2020.
Both Community Garden and BadLads sit in Indie, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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
 Community Garden |  BadLads | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 69.7% positive (99 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Somnium Space Ltd. | CHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Community Garden (2017) is 3 years older than BadLads (2020).
- Both support cooperative play.
Community Garden vs BadLads — FAQ
- Should I play Community Garden or BadLads first?
- If you want chronology, Community Garden (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 Community Garden and BadLads similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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 Community Garden and BadLads have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Community Garden ships Online Co-op, Co-op; BadLads ships Online Co-op, Co-op.