Choose Steel Rain
Choose Steel Rain if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and RPG game with Steam Turn Notifications. Steel Rain launched in 2015.
Steel Rain vs Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition
Steel Rain and Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Steel Rain (2015) is 6 years older than Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition (2021). Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Steel Rain (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition
Choose Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition launched in 2021.
Both Steel Rain and Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Steel Rain |  Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (34 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg | One-Hand-Free Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Steel Rain (2015) is 6 years older than Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition (2021).
- Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Steel Rain (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steel Rain is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Steel Rain vs Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Steel Rain or Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Steel Rain (2015) came out before Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition (2021). 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 Steel Rain and Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Steel Rain and Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Steel Rain ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Steel Rain run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Steel Rain is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.