Choose Dread: The Cold Case
Choose Dread: The Cold Case if you want an Action experience. Dread: The Cold Case launched in 2025.
Dread: The Cold Case vs What happened to Kate
Dread: The Cold Case and What happened to Kate both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. What happened to Kate (2024) is 1 year older than Dread: The Cold Case (2025). What happened to Kate is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Dread: The Cold Case (3.99 USD vs. 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 What happened to Kate
Choose What happened to Kate if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. What happened to Kate launched in 2024.
Both Dread: The Cold Case and What happened to Kate sit in 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
 Dread: The Cold Case |  What happened to Kate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | WeSummonDemons! | Makeen Technology |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- What happened to Kate (2024) is 1 year older than Dread: The Cold Case (2025).
- What happened to Kate is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Dread: The Cold Case (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Dread: The Cold Case vs What happened to Kate — FAQ
- Should I play Dread: The Cold Case or What happened to Kate first?
- If you want chronology, What happened to Kate (2024) came out before Dread: The Cold Case (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 Dread: The Cold Case and What happened to Kate similar?
- They overlap on 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.