Choose Istanbul: Digital Edition
Choose Istanbul: Digital Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.5% positive across 165 reviews.
Istanbul: Digital Edition vs Concordia: Digital Edition
Istanbul: Digital Edition and Concordia: Digital Edition both land in Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata โ release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score โ refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Istanbul: Digital Edition (2018) is 3 years older than Concordia: Digital Edition (2021). Istanbul: Digital Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Concordia: Digital Edition (81.7% positive). No login or purchase needed โ scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Concordia: Digital Edition
Choose Concordia: Digital Edition if you want the Steam Turn Notifications side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Concordia: Digital Edition launched in 2021.
Both Istanbul: Digital Edition and Concordia: Digital Edition sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Istanbul: Digital Edition |  Concordia: Digital Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (165 reviews) | 81.7% positive (109 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Acram Digital | Acram Digital |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Istanbul: Digital Edition (2018) is 3 years older than Concordia: Digital Edition (2021).
- Istanbul: Digital Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Concordia: Digital Edition (81.7% positive).
- Istanbul: Digital Edition is currently ~35% cheaper on Steam than Concordia: Digital Edition (12.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Istanbul: Digital Edition vs Concordia: Digital Edition โ FAQ
- Which is better, Istanbul: Digital Edition or Concordia: Digital Edition?
- On Steam reviews Istanbul: Digital Edition scores higher (94.5% positive) than Concordia: Digital Edition (81.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Istanbul: Digital Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters โ check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Istanbul: Digital Edition or Concordia: Digital Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Istanbul: Digital Edition (2018) came out before Concordia: Digital Edition (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter โ start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Istanbul: Digital Edition and Concordia: Digital Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together โ 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 Istanbul: Digital Edition and Concordia: Digital Edition both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes โ both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.