Choose Welcome to Princeland
Choose Welcome to Princeland if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.4% positive across 143 reviews.
Welcome to Princeland vs Gears 5
Welcome to Princeland and Gears 5 both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Welcome to Princeland (2018) is 1 year older than Gears 5 (2019). Welcome to Princeland scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Gears 5 (73.4% 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 Gears 5
Choose Gears 5 if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. 8,300 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Welcome to Princeland and Gears 5 sit in Action and Adventure 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
 Welcome to Princeland |  Gears 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (143 reviews) | 73.4% positive (8,300 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Eren Aydin, Serhat Yucekaya | The Coalition |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Welcome to Princeland (2018) is 1 year older than Gears 5 (2019).
- Welcome to Princeland scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Gears 5 (73.4% positive).
- Welcome to Princeland is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Gears 5 (4.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Welcome to Princeland vs Gears 5 — FAQ
- Which is better, Welcome to Princeland or Gears 5?
- On Steam reviews Welcome to Princeland scores higher (80.4% positive) than Gears 5 (73.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Welcome to Princeland is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Welcome to Princeland or Gears 5 first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome to Princeland (2018) came out before Gears 5 (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 Welcome to Princeland and Gears 5 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Welcome to Princeland and Gears 5 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Welcome to Princeland ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Gears 5 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.