Choose Osiris: New Dawn
Choose Osiris: New Dawn if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 8,119 Steam reviews back the pick.
Osiris: New Dawn vs Outpost Zero
Osiris: New Dawn and Outpost Zero 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. Outpost Zero (2019) is 4 years older than Osiris: New Dawn (2023). Osiris: New Dawn scores higher on Steam reviews (51.3% positive) than Outpost Zero (50.1% 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 Outpost Zero
Choose Outpost Zero if you want a Simulation experience. Outpost Zero launched in 2019.
Both Osiris: New Dawn and Outpost Zero sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (51.3% vs 50.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Osiris: New Dawn |  Outpost Zero | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 51.3% positive (8,119 reviews) | 50.1% positive (393 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fenix Fire Entertainment | Symmetric Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Outpost Zero (2019) is 4 years older than Osiris: New Dawn (2023).
- Osiris: New Dawn scores higher on Steam reviews (51.3% positive) than Outpost Zero (50.1% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Osiris: New Dawn is Deck Playable, Outpost Zero is Deck Unsupported.
Osiris: New Dawn vs Outpost Zero — FAQ
- Which is better, Osiris: New Dawn or Outpost Zero?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Osiris: New Dawn sits at 51.3% positive (8,119 reviews), Outpost Zero at 50.1% (393). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Osiris: New Dawn or Outpost Zero first?
- If you want chronology, Outpost Zero (2019) came out before Osiris: New Dawn (2023). 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 Osiris: New Dawn and Outpost Zero 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 Osiris: New Dawn and Outpost Zero have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Osiris: New Dawn ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Outpost Zero ships Online Co-op, Co-op.