Choose Raiders! Forsaken Earth
Choose Raiders! Forsaken Earth if you want a Strategy, Indie, and RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.4% positive across 204 reviews.
Raiders! Forsaken Earth vs Deadwater Saloon
Raiders! Forsaken Earth and Deadwater Saloon both land in 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 are Simulation games on Steam. Raiders! Forsaken Earth (2020) is 2 years older than Deadwater Saloon (2022). Raiders! Forsaken Earth scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Deadwater Saloon (63.1% 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 Deadwater Saloon
Choose Deadwater Saloon if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Deadwater Saloon launched in 2022.
Both Raiders! Forsaken Earth and Deadwater Saloon sit in Simulation on Steam, 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
 Raiders! Forsaken Earth |  Deadwater Saloon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (204 reviews) | 63.1% positive (157 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Creative Storm Entertainment | Tanglefoot Games |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Raiders! Forsaken Earth (2020) is 2 years older than Deadwater Saloon (2022).
- Raiders! Forsaken Earth scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Deadwater Saloon (63.1% positive).
- Deadwater Saloon is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Raiders! Forsaken Earth (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Raiders! Forsaken Earth is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Deadwater Saloon has no Deck rating yet.
Raiders! Forsaken Earth vs Deadwater Saloon — FAQ
- Which is better, Raiders! Forsaken Earth or Deadwater Saloon?
- On Steam reviews Raiders! Forsaken Earth scores higher (82.4% positive) than Deadwater Saloon (63.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Raiders! Forsaken Earth is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Raiders! Forsaken Earth or Deadwater Saloon first?
- If you want chronology, Raiders! Forsaken Earth (2020) came out before Deadwater Saloon (2022). 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 Raiders! Forsaken Earth and Deadwater Saloon similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Raiders! Forsaken Earth run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Raiders! Forsaken Earth is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Deadwater Saloon doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.