Choose Red Risk
Choose Red Risk if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. Red Risk launched in 2016.
Red Risk vs Stay Home
Red Risk and Stay Home 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. Red Risk (2016) is 7 years older than Stay Home (2023). Stay Home is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Red Risk (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Stay Home
Choose Stay Home if you want the LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Stay Home launched in 2023.
Both Red Risk and Stay Home sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, 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
 Red Risk |  Stay Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 46.4% positive (125 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Microblast Games | Arafkan |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Red Risk (2016) is 7 years older than Stay Home (2023).
- Stay Home is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Red Risk (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Red Risk vs Stay Home — FAQ
- Should I play Red Risk or Stay Home first?
- If you want chronology, Red Risk (2016) came out before Stay Home (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 Red Risk and Stay Home 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.
- Do both Red Risk and Stay Home have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Red Risk ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Stay Home ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.