Choose Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape
Choose Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape launched in 2020.
Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape vs Waking Knightmare
Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape and Waking Knightmare 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. Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape (2020) is 2 years older than Waking Knightmare (2022). Waking Knightmare is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Waking Knightmare
Choose Waking Knightmare if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Waking Knightmare launched in 2022.
Both Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape and Waking Knightmare sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape |  Waking Knightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Nuttery Entertainment | Synectix Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape (2020) is 2 years older than Waking Knightmare (2022).
- Waking Knightmare is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape vs Waking Knightmare — FAQ
- Should I play Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape or Waking Knightmare first?
- If you want chronology, Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape (2020) came out before Waking Knightmare (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 Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape and Waking Knightmare 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.
- Do both Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape and Waking Knightmare have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Whiskey & Zombies: The Great Southern Zombie Escape ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Waking Knightmare ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.