Choose Dance Magic
Choose Dance Magic if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dance Magic launched in 2016.
Dance Magic vs No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
Dance Magic and No Straight Roads: Encore Edition both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Dance Magic (2016) is 5 years older than No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (2021). Dance Magic scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (91.6% 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 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
Choose No Straight Roads: Encore Edition if you want an Adventure and RPG game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,024 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dance Magic and No Straight Roads: Encore Edition sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Dance Magic |  No Straight Roads: Encore Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.5% positive (22 reviews) | 91.6% positive (1,024 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Targem Games | Metronomik |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Dance Magic (2016) is 5 years older than No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (2021).
- Dance Magic scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (91.6% positive).
- Dance Magic is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (2.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- No Straight Roads: Encore Edition has co-op; Dance Magic does not.
- No Straight Roads: Encore Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Dance Magic has no Deck rating yet.
Dance Magic vs No Straight Roads: Encore Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Dance Magic or No Straight Roads: Encore Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Dance Magic (2016) came out before No Straight Roads: Encore 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 Dance Magic and No Straight Roads: Encore Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.