Choose The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
Choose The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening if you want a Simulation and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 71% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening launched in 2020.
The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening vs There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings
The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening and There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening (2020) is 2 years older than There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (2022). There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings scores higher on Steam reviews (98.5% positive) than The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening (93.5% 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 There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings
Choose There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings if you want an Indie experience. There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings launched in 2022.
Both The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening and There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings sit in Casual 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
 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening |  There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Simulation, RPG, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 6.98 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.5% positive (387 reviews) | 98.5% positive (67 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Randumb Studios | Conor Walsh, Quinn K. |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening (2020) is 2 years older than There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (2022).
- There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings scores higher on Steam reviews (98.5% positive) than The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening (93.5% positive).
- The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening is currently ~71% cheaper on Steam than There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (1.99 USD vs. 6.98 USD).
The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening vs There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings — FAQ
- Should I play The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening or There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings first?
- If you want chronology, The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening (2020) came out before There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (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 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening and There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.