Choose Cavalry Girls
Choose Cavalry Girls if you want a Strategy game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Cavalry Girls launched in 2023.
Cavalry Girls vs They Are Rising
Cavalry Girls and They Are Rising both land in Indie, 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, RPG on Steam. Cavalry Girls (2023) is 3 years older than They Are Rising (2026). Cavalry Girls has co-op; They Are Rising does not. 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 They Are Rising
Choose They Are Rising if you want an Action and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. They Are Rising launched in 2026.
Both Cavalry Girls and They Are Rising sit in Indie and RPG on Steam, 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
 Cavalry Girls |  They Are Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.79 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive (394 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | 中子星游戏研究所 | zj |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Cavalry Girls (2023) is 3 years older than They Are Rising (2026).
- Cavalry Girls has co-op; They Are Rising does not.
- Cavalry Girls is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; They Are Rising has no Deck rating yet.
Cavalry Girls vs They Are Rising — FAQ
- Should I play Cavalry Girls or They Are Rising first?
- If you want chronology, Cavalry Girls (2023) came out before They Are Rising (2026). 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 Cavalry Girls and They Are Rising similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 They Are Rising have multiplayer like Cavalry Girls?
- No. Cavalry Girls supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while They Are Rising is listed as single-player only.
- Does Cavalry Girls run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cavalry Girls is rated Deck Playable by Valve. They Are Rising doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.