Choose Vandals
Choose Vandals if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Vandals launched in 2018.
Vandals vs The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке
Vandals and The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Vandals (2018) is 1 year older than The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке (2019). Vandals is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке
Choose The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке launched in 2019.
Both Vandals and The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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
 Vandals |  The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.5% positive (40 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cosmografik, Novelab, Ex Nihilo, ARTE France | Alawar Stargaze |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Vandals (2018) is 1 year older than The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке (2019).
- Vandals is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
Vandals vs The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке — FAQ
- Should I play Vandals or The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке first?
- If you want chronology, Vandals (2018) came out before The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке (2019). 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 Vandals and The Jolly Gang's Misadventures in Africa / Масяня в полной Африке similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.