Choose Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival
Choose Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival launched in 2019.
Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival vs Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered
Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival and Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered both land in Adventure, Simulation, 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 Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival (2019) is 5 years older than Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered (2024). Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival scores higher on Steam reviews (74.4% positive) than Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered (56.3% positive). 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 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered
Choose Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered launched in 2024.
Both Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival and Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered sit in Adventure, Simulation, 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
 Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival |  Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing | Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.4% positive (43 reviews) | 56.3% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Aesir Interactive | Aesir Interactive, Sleeprunner Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival (2019) is 5 years older than Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered (2024).
- Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival scores higher on Steam reviews (74.4% positive) than Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered (56.3% positive).
- Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival has no Deck rating yet.
Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival vs Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered — FAQ
- Should I play Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival or Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered first?
- If you want chronology, Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival (2019) came out before Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered (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 Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival and Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, 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.