Choose Unturned
Choose Unturned if you want a Free To Play and Casual game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 220,437 Steam reviews back the pick.
Unturned vs SurrounDead
Unturned and SurrounDead both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Unturned (2017) is 5 years older than SurrounDead (2022). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Unturned: 220,437 reviews, SurrounDead: 14,774). 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 SurrounDead
Choose SurrounDead if you want a RPG and Early Access game with Surround Sound and Save Anytime. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 14,774 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Unturned and SurrounDead sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.8% vs 91.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Unturned |  SurrounDead | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.8% positive (220,437 reviews) | 91.7% positive (14,774 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Smartly Dressed Games | Zurvivor |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Unturned (2017) is 5 years older than SurrounDead (2022).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Unturned: 220,437 reviews, SurrounDead: 14,774).
- Unturned is free; SurrounDead is paid (11.99 USD).
- Unturned has co-op; SurrounDead does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Unturned vs SurrounDead — FAQ
- Which is better, Unturned or SurrounDead?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Unturned sits at 90.8% positive (220,437 reviews), SurrounDead at 91.7% (14,774). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Unturned or SurrounDead first?
- If you want chronology, Unturned (2017) came out before SurrounDead (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 Unturned and SurrounDead similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Does SurrounDead have multiplayer like Unturned?
- No. Unturned supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while SurrounDead is listed as single-player only.
- Is Unturned free?
- Yes — Unturned is a free-to-play Steam title. SurrounDead is paid (11.99 USD).