Choose Malum
Choose Malum if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 72.5% positive across 233 reviews.
Malum vs Fear Therapy
Malum 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. Both released in 2021. Malum scores higher on Steam reviews (72.5% 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 Malum 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
 Malum |  Fear Therapy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.5% positive (233 reviews) | 69.1% positive (1,081 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | MalumGames | Black Flag Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Malum scores higher on Steam reviews (72.5% positive) than Fear Therapy (69.1% positive).
- Fear Therapy is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Malum (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Fear Therapy is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Malum has no Deck rating yet.
Malum vs Fear Therapy — FAQ
- Which is better, Malum or Fear Therapy?
- On Steam reviews Malum scores higher (72.5% positive) than Fear Therapy (69.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Malum is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Malum 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 Malum and Fear Therapy have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Malum ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Fear Therapy ships Online Co-op, Co-op.