Choose House of Detention
Choose House of Detention if you want a Sports, Indie, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,171 Steam reviews back the pick.
House of Detention vs Sinister Night 2
House of Detention and Sinister Night 2 both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Adventure on Steam. House of Detention (2020) is 5 years older than Sinister Night 2 (2025). House of Detention scores higher on Steam reviews (91% positive) than Sinister Night 2 (54.5% 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 Sinister Night 2
Choose Sinister Night 2 if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Sinister Night 2 launched in 2025.
Both House of Detention and Sinister Night 2 sit in Action, Strategy, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 House of Detention |  Sinister Night 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (1,171 reviews) | 54.5% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Aniki, Male Union ♂ | Bug Inventors |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- House of Detention (2020) is 5 years older than Sinister Night 2 (2025).
- House of Detention scores higher on Steam reviews (91% positive) than Sinister Night 2 (54.5% positive).
- House of Detention is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Sinister Night 2 (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: House of Detention is Deck Unsupported, Sinister Night 2 is Deck Playable.
House of Detention vs Sinister Night 2 — FAQ
- Should I play House of Detention or Sinister Night 2 first?
- If you want chronology, House of Detention (2020) came out before Sinister Night 2 (2025). 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 House of Detention and Sinister Night 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.
- Do both House of Detention and Sinister Night 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: House of Detention ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Sinister Night 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.