Choose ONRAID
Choose ONRAID if it matches what drew you to this matchup. ONRAID launched in 2017.
ONRAID vs XERA: Survival
ONRAID and XERA: Survival both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. ONRAID (2017) is 4 years older than XERA: Survival (2021). XERA: Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (64.3% positive) than ONRAID (62.9% 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 XERA: Survival
Choose XERA: Survival if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,413 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both ONRAID and XERA: Survival sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (62.9% vs 64.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 ONRAID |  XERA: Survival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (450 reviews) | 64.3% positive (2,413 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Pragmatix Ltd | Spotted Kiwi Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- ONRAID (2017) is 4 years older than XERA: Survival (2021).
- XERA: Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (64.3% positive) than ONRAID (62.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- XERA: Survival is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; ONRAID has no Deck rating yet.
ONRAID vs XERA: Survival — FAQ
- Which is better, ONRAID or XERA: Survival?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: ONRAID sits at 62.9% positive (450 reviews), XERA: Survival at 64.3% (2,413). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play ONRAID or XERA: Survival first?
- If you want chronology, ONRAID (2017) came out before XERA: Survival (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 ONRAID and XERA: Survival similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 ONRAID and XERA: Survival have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: ONRAID ships Online Co-op, Co-op; XERA: Survival ships Online Co-op, Co-op.