Choose Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Choose Smalland: Survive the Wilds if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 4,237 Steam reviews back the pick.
Smalland: Survive the Wilds vs Black Skylands
Smalland: Survive the Wilds and Black Skylands both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Black Skylands (2023) is 1 year older than Smalland: Survive the Wilds (2024). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Smalland: Survive the Wilds: 4,237 reviews, Black Skylands: 1,300). 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 Black Skylands
Choose Black Skylands if it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,300 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Smalland: Survive the Wilds and Black Skylands sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82% vs 81.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Smalland: Survive the Wilds |  Black Skylands | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 34.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive (4,237 reviews) | 81.5% positive (1,300 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Merge Games | Hungry Couch Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Black Skylands (2023) is 1 year older than Smalland: Survive the Wilds (2024).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Smalland: Survive the Wilds: 4,237 reviews, Black Skylands: 1,300).
- Black Skylands is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Smalland: Survive the Wilds (4.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Smalland: Survive the Wilds has co-op; Black Skylands does not.
- Steam Deck: Smalland: Survive the Wilds is Deck Playable, Black Skylands is Deck Verified.
Smalland: Survive the Wilds vs Black Skylands — FAQ
- Which is better, Smalland: Survive the Wilds or Black Skylands?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Smalland: Survive the Wilds sits at 82% positive (4,237 reviews), Black Skylands at 81.5% (1,300). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Smalland: Survive the Wilds or Black Skylands first?
- If you want chronology, Black Skylands (2023) came out before Smalland: Survive the Wilds (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 Smalland: Survive the Wilds and Black Skylands similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Does Black Skylands have multiplayer like Smalland: Survive the Wilds?
- No. Smalland: Survive the Wilds supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Black Skylands is listed as single-player only.