Choose It Steals
Choose It Steals if you want an Action experience. 1,552 Steam reviews back the pick.
It Steals vs Forgotten Fears
It Steals and Forgotten Fears both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. It Steals (2020) is 4 years older than Forgotten Fears (2024). Forgotten Fears is free; It Steals is paid (4.99 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 Forgotten Fears
Choose Forgotten Fears if you want a Simulation and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Forgotten Fears launched in 2024.
Both It Steals and Forgotten Fears sit in Indie 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
 It Steals |  Forgotten Fears | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 98.3% positive (1,552 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Zeekerss | Sviatoslav Solianyk |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- It Steals (2020) is 4 years older than Forgotten Fears (2024).
- Forgotten Fears is free; It Steals is paid (4.99 USD).
- It Steals is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Forgotten Fears has no Deck rating yet.
It Steals vs Forgotten Fears — FAQ
- Should I play It Steals or Forgotten Fears first?
- If you want chronology, It Steals (2020) came out before Forgotten Fears (2024). 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 It Steals and Forgotten Fears similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Forgotten Fears free?
- Yes — Forgotten Fears is a free-to-play Steam title. It Steals is paid (4.99 USD).
- Does It Steals run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — It Steals is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Forgotten Fears doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.