Choose Onward
Choose Onward if you want an Indie game with Online Co-op, SteamVR Collectibles, and Tracked Controller Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 7,203 Steam reviews back the pick.
Onward vs Stay Silent
Onward and Stay Silent both land in Action, Strategy, Simulation 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, Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Stay Silent (2020) is 5 years older than Onward (2025). Onward scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than Stay Silent (45.5% 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 Stay Silent
Choose Stay Silent if you want an Adventure experience. Stay Silent launched in 2020.
Both Onward and Stay Silent sit in Action, Strategy, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Onward |  Stay Silent | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (7,203 reviews) | 45.5% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Downpour Interactive | NetEase Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Stay Silent (2020) is 5 years older than Onward (2025).
- Onward scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than Stay Silent (45.5% positive).
- Onward has co-op; Stay Silent does not.
- Onward is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Stay Silent has no Deck rating yet.
Onward vs Stay Silent — FAQ
- Should I play Onward or Stay Silent first?
- If you want chronology, Stay Silent (2020) came out before Onward (2025). 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 Onward and Stay Silent similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Simulation 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.