Choose Doors of Insanity
Choose Doors of Insanity if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. Doors of Insanity launched in 2022.
Doors of Insanity vs Cards of the Dead
Doors of Insanity and Cards of the Dead both land in Strategy, Adventure, RPG 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 Strategy, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Cards of the Dead (2021) is 1 year older than Doors of Insanity (2022). Doors of Insanity scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than Cards of the Dead (66.7% 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 Cards of the Dead
Choose Cards of the Dead if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Cards of the Dead launched in 2021.
Both Doors of Insanity and Cards of the Dead sit in Strategy, Adventure, and RPG 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
 Doors of Insanity |  Cards of the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Adventure, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.6% positive (110 reviews) | 66.7% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | One Shark | Boomfire Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Cards of the Dead (2021) is 1 year older than Doors of Insanity (2022).
- Doors of Insanity scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than Cards of the Dead (66.7% positive).
- Steam Deck: Doors of Insanity is Deck Unsupported, Cards of the Dead is Deck Playable.
Doors of Insanity vs Cards of the Dead — FAQ
- Should I play Doors of Insanity or Cards of the Dead first?
- If you want chronology, Cards of the Dead (2021) came out before Doors of Insanity (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 Doors of Insanity and Cards of the Dead similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Adventure, RPG 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 Cards of the Dead have multiplayer like Doors of Insanity?
- No. Doors of Insanity supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Cards of the Dead is listed as single-player only.