Choose Uptasia
Choose Uptasia if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Uptasia launched in 2018.
Uptasia vs Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales
Uptasia and Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Uptasia (2018) is 8 years older than Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales (2026). Uptasia is free; Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales is paid (11.69 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 Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales
Choose Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales launched in 2026.
Both Uptasia and Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales sit in 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
 Uptasia |  Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 11.69 USD |
| Steam reviews | 53.7% positive (108 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | upjers | Mavi Game Lab |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Uptasia (2018) is 8 years older than Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales (2026).
- Uptasia is free; Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales is paid (11.69 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Uptasia is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales has no Deck rating yet.
Uptasia vs Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales — FAQ
- Should I play Uptasia or Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales first?
- If you want chronology, Uptasia (2018) came out before Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales (2026). 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 Uptasia and Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales similar?
- They overlap on 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 Uptasia and Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Uptasia ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Uptasia free?
- Yes — Uptasia is a free-to-play Steam title. Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales is paid (11.69 USD).
- Does Uptasia run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Uptasia is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Beyond the Soil: Farming & Tales doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.