Choose What Happened
Choose What Happened if it matches what drew you to this matchup. What Happened launched in 2020.
What Happened vs Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
What Happened and Uncanny Tales: Cold Road both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. What Happened (2020) is 5 years older than Uncanny Tales: Cold Road (2025). Uncanny Tales: Cold Road scores higher on Steam reviews (65.8% positive) than What Happened (55% 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 Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Choose Uncanny Tales: Cold Road if you want a Casual game with Stereo Sound and Surround Sound. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Uncanny Tales: Cold Road launched in 2025.
Both What Happened and Uncanny Tales: Cold Road sit in 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
 What Happened |  Uncanny Tales: Cold Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 55% positive (20 reviews) | 65.8% positive (190 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | What Happened | VYASTUDIO |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- What Happened (2020) is 5 years older than Uncanny Tales: Cold Road (2025).
- Uncanny Tales: Cold Road scores higher on Steam reviews (65.8% positive) than What Happened (55% positive).
- Uncanny Tales: Cold Road is free; What Happened is paid (24.99 USD).
What Happened vs Uncanny Tales: Cold Road — FAQ
- Should I play What Happened or Uncanny Tales: Cold Road first?
- If you want chronology, What Happened (2020) came out before Uncanny Tales: Cold Road (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 What Happened and Uncanny Tales: Cold Road similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Uncanny Tales: Cold Road free?
- Yes — Uncanny Tales: Cold Road is a free-to-play Steam title. What Happened is paid (24.99 USD).