Choose Community Garden
Choose Community Garden if you want the MMO side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Community Garden launched in 2017.
Community Garden vs Virtual Battlegrounds
Community Garden and Virtual Battlegrounds 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 Virtual Battlegrounds (2020). Community Garden is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Virtual Battlegrounds (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Virtual Battlegrounds
Choose Virtual Battlegrounds if you want an Action and Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Virtual Battlegrounds launched in 2020.
Both Community Garden and Virtual Battlegrounds sit in Indie, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer 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
 Community Garden |  Virtual Battlegrounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 66.2% positive (311 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Somnium Space Ltd. | CyberDream |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Community Garden (2017) is 3 years older than Virtual Battlegrounds (2020).
- Community Garden is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Virtual Battlegrounds (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Virtual Battlegrounds is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Community Garden has no Deck rating yet.
Community Garden vs Virtual Battlegrounds — FAQ
- Should I play Community Garden or Virtual Battlegrounds first?
- If you want chronology, Community Garden (2017) came out before Virtual Battlegrounds (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 Virtual Battlegrounds 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 Virtual Battlegrounds have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Community Garden ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Virtual Battlegrounds ships Online Co-op, Co-op.