Choose Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind
Choose Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind launched in 2016.
Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind vs HordeCore: Training Ground
Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind and HordeCore: Training Ground 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. Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind (2016) is 4 years older than HordeCore: Training Ground (2020). HordeCore: Training Ground scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind (81.8% 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 HordeCore: Training Ground
Choose HordeCore: Training Ground if you want a RPG and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. HordeCore: Training Ground launched in 2020.
Both Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind and HordeCore: Training Ground sit in Action, Indie, 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. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.8% vs 82.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind |  HordeCore: Training Ground | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81.8% positive (55 reviews) | 82.9% positive (35 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Yonder | Digitality Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind (2016) is 4 years older than HordeCore: Training Ground (2020).
- HordeCore: Training Ground scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind (81.8% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind vs HordeCore: Training Ground — FAQ
- Should I play Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind or HordeCore: Training Ground first?
- If you want chronology, Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind (2016) came out before HordeCore: Training Ground (2020). 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 Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind and HordeCore: Training Ground 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 Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind and HordeCore: Training Ground have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; HordeCore: Training Ground ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.