Choose Road Dogs
Choose Road Dogs if you want a Free To Play and Racing experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Road Dogs launched in 2017.
Road Dogs vs BadLads
Road Dogs and BadLads 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. Road Dogs (2017) is 3 years older than BadLads (2020). BadLads scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than Road Dogs (45.8% 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 BadLads
Choose BadLads if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. BadLads launched in 2020.
Both Road Dogs and BadLads 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. 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
 Road Dogs |  BadLads | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access, Racing | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 45.8% positive (72 reviews) | 69.7% positive (99 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Teletower Studios | CHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Road Dogs (2017) is 3 years older than BadLads (2020).
- BadLads scores higher on Steam reviews (69.7% positive) than Road Dogs (45.8% positive).
- Road Dogs is free; BadLads is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Road Dogs is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; BadLads has no Deck rating yet.
Road Dogs vs BadLads — FAQ
- Should I play Road Dogs or BadLads first?
- If you want chronology, Road Dogs (2017) came out before BadLads (2020). 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 Road Dogs and BadLads 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 Road Dogs and BadLads have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Road Dogs ships Online Co-op, Co-op; BadLads ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Road Dogs free?
- Yes — Road Dogs is a free-to-play Steam title. BadLads is paid (Price unknown).