Choose Halls of Torment
Choose Halls of Torment if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.1% positive across 20,900 reviews.
Halls of Torment vs Temtem: Swarm
Halls of Torment and Temtem: Swarm both land in Action, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Halls of Torment (2024) is 2 years older than Temtem: Swarm (2026). Halls of Torment scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Temtem: Swarm (77.8% 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 Temtem: Swarm
Choose Temtem: Swarm if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Steam Timeline. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,147 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Halls of Torment and Temtem: Swarm sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Keyboard Only Option, 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
 Halls of Torment |  Temtem: Swarm | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.66 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.1% positive (20,900 reviews) | 77.8% positive (1,147 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Chasing Carrots | Crema, GGTech Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Halls of Torment (2024) is 2 years older than Temtem: Swarm (2026).
- Halls of Torment scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Temtem: Swarm (77.8% positive).
- Halls of Torment is currently ~49% cheaper on Steam than Temtem: Swarm (6.66 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Temtem: Swarm has co-op; Halls of Torment does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Halls of Torment vs Temtem: Swarm — FAQ
- Which is better, Halls of Torment or Temtem: Swarm?
- On Steam reviews Halls of Torment scores higher (96.1% positive) than Temtem: Swarm (77.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Halls of Torment is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Halls of Torment or Temtem: Swarm first?
- If you want chronology, Halls of Torment (2024) came out before Temtem: Swarm (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 Halls of Torment and Temtem: Swarm similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG 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 Halls of Torment have multiplayer like Temtem: Swarm?
- No. Temtem: Swarm supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Halls of Torment is listed as single-player only.
- Do Halls of Torment and Temtem: Swarm both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.