Choose Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows
Choose Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows if you want a Strategy experience. Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows launched in 2022.
Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows vs Project Looking Glass
Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows and Project Looking Glass both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows (2022) is 4 years older than Project Looking Glass (2026). 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 Project Looking Glass
Choose Project Looking Glass if you want the DualShock Controller Support, Gamepad Recommended, and Subtitle Options side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Project Looking Glass launched in 2026.
Both Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows and Project Looking Glass sit in Indie and 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
 Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows |  Project Looking Glass | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.00 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cycloid Games Studios | MORPH |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows (2022) is 4 years older than Project Looking Glass (2026).
Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows vs Project Looking Glass — FAQ
- Should I play Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows or Project Looking Glass first?
- If you want chronology, Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows (2022) came out before Project Looking Glass (2026). 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 Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows and Project Looking Glass similar?
- They overlap on 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.