Choose Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold
Choose Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.5% positive across 181 reviews.
Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold vs Day of Infamy
Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold and Day of Infamy both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold (2009) is 8 years older than Day of Infamy (2017). Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Day of Infamy (85% 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 Day of Infamy
Choose Day of Infamy if you want a Strategy and Indie game with Includes Source SDK, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 9,523 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold and Day of Infamy sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player and 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
 Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold |  Day of Infamy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.5% positive (181 reviews) | 85% positive (9,523 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | NovaLogic | New World Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold (2009) is 8 years older than Day of Infamy (2017).
- Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Day of Infamy (85% positive).
- Day of Infamy is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Day of Infamy is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold has no Deck rating yet.
Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold vs Day of Infamy — FAQ
- Which is better, Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold or Day of Infamy?
- On Steam reviews Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold scores higher (89.5% positive) than Day of Infamy (85% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold or Day of Infamy first?
- If you want chronology, Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold (2009) came out before Day of Infamy (2017). 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 Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold and Day of Infamy similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold and Day of Infamy have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold ships Co-op; Day of Infamy ships Online Co-op, Co-op.