Choose Tear Factory
Choose Tear Factory if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Tear Factory launched in 2022.
Tear Factory vs The Patient: After Hours
Tear Factory and The Patient: After Hours 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 2022. Tear Factory is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than The Patient: After Hours (0.99 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 The Patient: After Hours
Choose The Patient: After Hours if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Patient: After Hours launched in 2022.
Both Tear Factory and The Patient: After Hours sit in Indie 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
 Tear Factory |  The Patient: After Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.2% positive (63 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daddysucc5000 | Aaron Wise |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2022.
- Tear Factory is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than The Patient: After Hours (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Tear Factory vs The Patient: After Hours — FAQ
- Are Tear Factory and The Patient: After Hours 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.