Choose Stone Rage
Choose Stone Rage if you want an Action and Casual experience. Stone Rage launched in 2020.
Stone Rage vs New Dawn
Stone Rage and New Dawn both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. New Dawn (2018) is 2 years older than Stone Rage (2020). Both sit near 43% positive on Steam (Stone Rage: 56 reviews, New Dawn: 65). 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 New Dawn
Choose New Dawn if you want a Strategy experience. New Dawn launched in 2018.
Both Stone Rage and New Dawn sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (42.9% vs 43.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Stone Rage |  New Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 42.9% positive (56 reviews) | 43.1% positive (65 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Mountainwheel Games | e-visualsoft |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- New Dawn (2018) is 2 years older than Stone Rage (2020).
- Both sit near 43% positive on Steam (Stone Rage: 56 reviews, New Dawn: 65).
- Both support cooperative play.
Stone Rage vs New Dawn — FAQ
- Should I play Stone Rage or New Dawn first?
- If you want chronology, New Dawn (2018) came out before Stone Rage (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 Stone Rage and New Dawn similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Stone Rage and New Dawn have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Stone Rage ships Online Co-op, Co-op; New Dawn ships Online Co-op, Co-op.