Choose Occult
Choose Occult if you want an Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.8% positive across 444 reviews.
Occult vs Fear Therapy
Occult and Fear Therapy 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. Fear Therapy (2021) is 1 year older than Occult (2022). Occult scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Fear Therapy (69.1% 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 Fear Therapy
Choose Fear Therapy if you want an Early Access game with Online PvP and PvP. 1,081 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Occult and Fear Therapy sit in Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Occult |  Fear Therapy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer | Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.49 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.8% positive (444 reviews) | 69.1% positive (1,081 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Renderise | Black Flag Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Fear Therapy (2021) is 1 year older than Occult (2022).
- Occult scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Fear Therapy (69.1% positive).
- Occult is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Fear Therapy (2.49 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Occult vs Fear Therapy — FAQ
- Which is better, Occult or Fear Therapy?
- On Steam reviews Occult scores higher (71.8% positive) than Fear Therapy (69.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Occult is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Occult or Fear Therapy first?
- If you want chronology, Fear Therapy (2021) came out before Occult (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 Occult and Fear Therapy 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.
- Do both Occult and Fear Therapy have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Occult ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Fear Therapy ships Online Co-op, Co-op.