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Worse Than Death vs Cover Your Eyes

Worse Than Death and Cover Your Eyes both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Worse Than Death (2019) is 1 year older than Cover Your Eyes (2020). Cover Your Eyes is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Worse Than Death (4.99 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 Worse Than Death

Choose Worse Than Death if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Worse Than Death launched in 2019.

Choose Cover Your Eyes

Choose Cover Your Eyes if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Cover Your Eyes launched in 2020.

Both Worse Than Death and Cover Your Eyes sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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

Worse Than Death vs Cover Your Eyes — Steam metadata comparison
Worse Than Death — Steam game coverWorse Than DeathCover Your Eyes — Steam game coverCover Your Eyes
Released20192020
GenresAction, Indie, AdventureAction, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price9.99 USD4.99 USD
Steam reviews71.1% positive (45 reviews)9 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersBancyCoStarSkipp

Side by side

Worse Than Death vs Cover Your Eyes — FAQ

Should I play Worse Than Death or Cover Your Eyes first?
If you want chronology, Worse Than Death (2019) came out before Cover Your Eyes (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 Worse Than Death and Cover Your Eyes similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
Worse Than Death vs Cover Your Eyes — Verdict (2026) · imho.run