Choose No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
Choose No Straight Roads: Encore Edition if you want an Indie and RPG experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,024 Steam reviews back the pick.
No Straight Roads: Encore Edition vs BOOMER SLAYERS
No Straight Roads: Encore Edition and BOOMER SLAYERS 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. No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (2021) is 1 year older than BOOMER SLAYERS (2022). BOOMER SLAYERS is currently ~68% cheaper on Steam than No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (7.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 BOOMER SLAYERS
Choose BOOMER SLAYERS if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 68% cheaper on the Steam Store. BOOMER SLAYERS launched in 2022.
Both No Straight Roads: Encore Edition and BOOMER SLAYERS sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition |  BOOMER SLAYERS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.6% positive (1,024 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Metronomik | Yury Himin |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (2021) is 1 year older than BOOMER SLAYERS (2022).
- BOOMER SLAYERS is currently ~68% cheaper on Steam than No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (7.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- No Straight Roads: Encore Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; BOOMER SLAYERS has no Deck rating yet.
No Straight Roads: Encore Edition vs BOOMER SLAYERS — FAQ
- Should I play No Straight Roads: Encore Edition or BOOMER SLAYERS first?
- If you want chronology, No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (2021) came out before BOOMER SLAYERS (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 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition and BOOMER SLAYERS 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 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition and BOOMER SLAYERS have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: No Straight Roads: Encore Edition ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; BOOMER SLAYERS ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does No Straight Roads: Encore Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — No Straight Roads: Encore Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. BOOMER SLAYERS doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.