Choose Cold Fear™
Choose Cold Fear™ if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.1% positive across 570 reviews.
Cold Fear™ vs Daymare: 1998
Cold Fear™ and Daymare: 1998 both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Cold Fear™ (2008) is 11 years older than Daymare: 1998 (2019). Cold Fear™ scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Daymare: 1998 (67.4% 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 Daymare: 1998
Choose Daymare: 1998 if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,273 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Cold Fear™ and Daymare: 1998 sit in Action 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
 Cold Fear™ |  Daymare: 1998 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (570 reviews) | 67.4% positive (1,273 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Darkworks | Invader Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Cold Fear™ (2008) is 11 years older than Daymare: 1998 (2019).
- Cold Fear™ scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Daymare: 1998 (67.4% positive).
- Steam Deck: Cold Fear™ is Deck Playable, Daymare: 1998 is Deck Verified.
Cold Fear™ vs Daymare: 1998 — FAQ
- Which is better, Cold Fear™ or Daymare: 1998?
- On Steam reviews Cold Fear™ scores higher (82.1% positive) than Daymare: 1998 (67.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Cold Fear™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Cold Fear™ or Daymare: 1998 first?
- If you want chronology, Cold Fear™ (2008) came out before Daymare: 1998 (2019). 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 Cold Fear™ and Daymare: 1998 similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.