Choose I Am Alive
Choose I Am Alive if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,300 Steam reviews back the pick.
I Am Alive vs Pandemic 1993
I Am Alive and Pandemic 1993 both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. I Am Alive (2012) is 10 years older than Pandemic 1993 (2022). I Am Alive is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pandemic 1993 has no Deck rating yet. 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 Pandemic 1993
Choose Pandemic 1993 if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pandemic 1993 launched in 2022.
Both I Am Alive and Pandemic 1993 sit in Action 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
 I Am Alive |  Pandemic 1993 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (1,300 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ubisoft Shanghaï | Taiga |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- I Am Alive (2012) is 10 years older than Pandemic 1993 (2022).
- I Am Alive is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pandemic 1993 has no Deck rating yet.
I Am Alive vs Pandemic 1993 — FAQ
- Should I play I Am Alive or Pandemic 1993 first?
- If you want chronology, I Am Alive (2012) came out before Pandemic 1993 (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 I Am Alive and Pandemic 1993 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does I Am Alive run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — I Am Alive is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Pandemic 1993 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.