Choose Into The Haze
Choose Into The Haze if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Into The Haze launched in 2021.
Into The Haze vs Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Into The Haze and Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days both land in Action, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Into The Haze (2021) is 4 years older than Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (2025). Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days scores higher on Steam reviews (92.4% positive) than Into The Haze (50.9% 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 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Choose Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,649 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Into The Haze and Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days sit in Action and Early Access 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
 Into The Haze |  Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 50.9% positive (55 reviews) | 92.4% positive (2,649 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | MSOFT | PikPok |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Early Access on Steam.
- Into The Haze (2021) is 4 years older than Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (2025).
- Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days scores higher on Steam reviews (92.4% positive) than Into The Haze (50.9% positive).
- Into The Haze is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Into The Haze has no Deck rating yet.
Into The Haze vs Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days — FAQ
- Should I play Into The Haze or Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days first?
- If you want chronology, Into The Haze (2021) came out before Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (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 Into The Haze and Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days similar?
- They overlap on Action, Early Access 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.