Choose Nightmare: Les Origines
Choose Nightmare: Les Origines if you want a Casual experience. Nightmare: Les Origines launched in 2021.
Nightmare: Les Origines vs Summon: Joint escape
Nightmare: Les Origines and Summon: Joint escape both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Nightmare: Les Origines (2021) is 3 years older than Summon: Joint escape (2024). Summon: Joint escape is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Nightmare: Les Origines (0.99 USD vs. 0.99 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 Summon: Joint escape
Choose Summon: Joint escape if you want a Simulation and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Summon: Joint escape launched in 2024.
Both Nightmare: Les Origines and Summon: Joint escape sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Nightmare: Les Origines |  Summon: Joint escape | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | WarZoneStudioGames | Goosix Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Nightmare: Les Origines (2021) is 3 years older than Summon: Joint escape (2024).
- Summon: Joint escape is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Nightmare: Les Origines (0.99 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Nightmare: Les Origines vs Summon: Joint escape — FAQ
- Should I play Nightmare: Les Origines or Summon: Joint escape first?
- If you want chronology, Nightmare: Les Origines (2021) came out before Summon: Joint escape (2024). 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 Nightmare: Les Origines and Summon: Joint escape similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Do both Nightmare: Les Origines and Summon: Joint escape have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Nightmare: Les Origines ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Summon: Joint escape ships Online Co-op, Co-op.