Choose ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Choose ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH if you want a RPG game with Steam Leaderboards. ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH launched in 2024.
ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH vs Road Defense: Outsiders
ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH and Road Defense: Outsiders both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Road Defense: Outsiders (2023) is 1 year older than ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH (2024). Road Defense: Outsiders scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH (80% 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 Road Defense: Outsiders
Choose Road Defense: Outsiders if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Road Defense: Outsiders launched in 2023.
Both ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH and Road Defense: Outsiders sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80% vs 81% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH |  Road Defense: Outsiders | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (110 reviews) | 81% positive (63 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | jounitus | Minicactus Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Road Defense: Outsiders (2023) is 1 year older than ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH (2024).
- Road Defense: Outsiders scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH (80% positive).
- Road Defense: Outsiders is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH vs Road Defense: Outsiders — FAQ
- Should I play ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH or Road Defense: Outsiders first?
- If you want chronology, Road Defense: Outsiders (2023) came out before ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH (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 ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH and Road Defense: Outsiders similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.