Choose Dead Alliance™
Choose Dead Alliance™ if you want a Violent and Gore experience. Dead Alliance™ launched in 2017.
Dead Alliance™ vs RIO - Raised In Oblivion
Dead Alliance™ and RIO - Raised In Oblivion 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. Dead Alliance™ (2017) is 4 years older than RIO - Raised In Oblivion (2021). RIO - Raised In Oblivion scores higher on Steam reviews (42.9% positive) than Dead Alliance™ (37% 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 RIO - Raised In Oblivion
Choose RIO - Raised In Oblivion if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure game with MMO, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. RIO - Raised In Oblivion launched in 2021.
Both Dead Alliance™ and RIO - Raised In Oblivion 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
 Dead Alliance™ |  RIO - Raised In Oblivion | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Violent, Gore | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 37% positive (46 reviews) | 42.9% positive (28 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | IllFonic, Psyop Games | First Phoenix Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dead Alliance™ (2017) is 4 years older than RIO - Raised In Oblivion (2021).
- RIO - Raised In Oblivion scores higher on Steam reviews (42.9% positive) than Dead Alliance™ (37% positive).
- RIO - Raised In Oblivion has co-op; Dead Alliance™ does not.
Dead Alliance™ vs RIO - Raised In Oblivion — FAQ
- Should I play Dead Alliance™ or RIO - Raised In Oblivion first?
- If you want chronology, Dead Alliance™ (2017) came out before RIO - Raised In Oblivion (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 Dead Alliance™ and RIO - Raised In Oblivion 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.