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SOS Survival vs Beyond The Waterfalls

SOS Survival and Beyond The Waterfalls both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. SOS Survival (2018) is 3 years older than Beyond The Waterfalls (2021). SOS Survival is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Beyond The Waterfalls (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 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 SOS Survival

Choose SOS Survival if you want an Indie and RPG experience. SOS Survival launched in 2018.

Choose Beyond The Waterfalls

Choose Beyond The Waterfalls if you want a Casual game with LAN PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beyond The Waterfalls launched in 2021.

Both SOS Survival and Beyond The Waterfalls sit in Action 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

SOS Survival vs Beyond The Waterfalls — Steam metadata comparison
SOS Survival — Steam game coverSOS SurvivalBeyond The Waterfalls — Steam game coverBeyond The Waterfalls
Released20182021
GenresAction, Indie, RPGAction, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price9.99 USD11.99 USD
Steam reviews40% positive (10 reviews)2 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player
DevelopersStudioFriendsdev_k5aa

Side by side

SOS Survival vs Beyond The Waterfalls — FAQ

Should I play SOS Survival or Beyond The Waterfalls first?
If you want chronology, SOS Survival (2018) came out before Beyond The Waterfalls (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 SOS Survival and Beyond The Waterfalls similar?
They overlap on Action 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.
SOS Survival vs Beyond The Waterfalls — Verdict (2026) · imho.run