Choose Road Dogs
Choose Road Dogs if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Road Dogs launched in 2017.
Road Dogs vs Notes of Soul
Road Dogs and Notes of Soul 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 2 years older than Notes of Soul (2019). Notes of Soul scores higher on Steam reviews (59.1% 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 Notes of Soul
Choose Notes of Soul if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. Notes of Soul launched in 2019.
Both Road Dogs and Notes of Soul 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 |  Notes of Soul | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access, Racing | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 45.8% positive (72 reviews) | 59.1% positive (44 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Teletower Studios | （Hong Kong）GKD Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Road Dogs (2017) is 2 years older than Notes of Soul (2019).
- Notes of Soul scores higher on Steam reviews (59.1% positive) than Road Dogs (45.8% positive).
- Road Dogs is free; Notes of Soul is paid (29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Road Dogs is Deck Unsupported, Notes of Soul is Deck Playable.
Road Dogs vs Notes of Soul — FAQ
- Should I play Road Dogs or Notes of Soul first?
- If you want chronology, Road Dogs (2017) came out before Notes of Soul (2019). 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 Notes of Soul 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 Notes of Soul have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Road Dogs ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Notes of Soul ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Road Dogs free?
- Yes — Road Dogs is a free-to-play Steam title. Notes of Soul is paid (29.99 USD).