Choose Project Hospital
Choose Project Hospital if you want an Indie experience. 3,293 Steam reviews back the pick.
Project Hospital vs Mini Mayor: 12 Years
Project Hospital and Mini Mayor: 12 Years both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Project Hospital (2018) is 8 years older than Mini Mayor: 12 Years (2026). Project Hospital is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mini Mayor: 12 Years has no Deck rating yet. 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 Mini Mayor: 12 Years
Choose Mini Mayor: 12 Years if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Mini Mayor: 12 Years launched in 2026.
Both Project Hospital and Mini Mayor: 12 Years sit in Strategy and Simulation 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
 Project Hospital |  Mini Mayor: 12 Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 88.1% positive (3,293 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Oxymoron Games | Symbolic |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Project Hospital (2018) is 8 years older than Mini Mayor: 12 Years (2026).
- Project Hospital is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mini Mayor: 12 Years has no Deck rating yet.
Project Hospital vs Mini Mayor: 12 Years — FAQ
- Should I play Project Hospital or Mini Mayor: 12 Years first?
- If you want chronology, Project Hospital (2018) came out before Mini Mayor: 12 Years (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 Project Hospital and Mini Mayor: 12 Years similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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 Project Hospital run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Project Hospital is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Mini Mayor: 12 Years doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.