Choose Out of Reach
Choose Out of Reach if you want a Simulation game with Shared/Split Screen PvP and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. 1,061 Steam reviews back the pick.
Out of Reach vs Rend
Out of Reach and Rend 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. Out of Reach (2018) is 1 year older than Rend (2019). Out of Reach scores higher on Steam reviews (53.3% positive) than Rend (52.2% 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 Rend
Choose Rend if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Rend launched in 2019.
Both Out of Reach and Rend sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (53.3% vs 52.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Out of Reach |  Rend | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 53.3% positive (1,061 reviews) | 52.2% positive (933 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Space Boat Studios | Frostkeep Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Out of Reach (2018) is 1 year older than Rend (2019).
- Out of Reach scores higher on Steam reviews (53.3% positive) than Rend (52.2% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Out of Reach is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rend has no Deck rating yet.
Out of Reach vs Rend — FAQ
- Which is better, Out of Reach or Rend?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Out of Reach sits at 53.3% positive (1,061 reviews), Rend at 52.2% (933). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Out of Reach or Rend first?
- If you want chronology, Out of Reach (2018) came out before Rend (2019). 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 Out of Reach and Rend 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.
- Do both Out of Reach and Rend have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Out of Reach ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Rend ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Out of Reach run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Out of Reach is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Rend doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.