Choose Day of Dragons
Choose Day of Dragons if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 4,331 Steam reviews back the pick.
Day of Dragons vs Sanctuary Island
Day of Dragons and Sanctuary Island both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG 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, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Day of Dragons (2019) is 3 years older than Sanctuary Island (2022). Sanctuary Island is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Day of Dragons (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Sanctuary Island
Choose Sanctuary Island if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Sanctuary Island launched in 2022.
Both Day of Dragons and Sanctuary Island sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, 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
 Day of Dragons |  Sanctuary Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.4% positive (4,331 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Beawesome Games | Duckbill Development |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Day of Dragons (2019) is 3 years older than Sanctuary Island (2022).
- Sanctuary Island is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Day of Dragons (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Day of Dragons has co-op; Sanctuary Island does not.
- Day of Dragons is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sanctuary Island has no Deck rating yet.
Day of Dragons vs Sanctuary Island — FAQ
- Should I play Day of Dragons or Sanctuary Island first?
- If you want chronology, Day of Dragons (2019) came out before Sanctuary Island (2022). 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 Day of Dragons and Sanctuary Island similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG 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 Day of Dragons run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Day of Dragons is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Sanctuary Island doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.