Choose Cry of Fear
Choose Cry of Fear if you want the Multi-player, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 37,058 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cry of Fear vs The Secret of Pineview Forest
Cry of Fear and The Secret of Pineview Forest 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. Cry of Fear (2013) is 3 years older than The Secret of Pineview Forest (2016). Cry of Fear scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than The Secret of Pineview Forest (58.2% 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 The Secret of Pineview Forest
Choose The Secret of Pineview Forest if it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Secret of Pineview Forest launched in 2016.
Both Cry of Fear and The Secret of Pineview Forest sit in Action, 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
 Cry of Fear |  The Secret of Pineview Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.1% positive (37,058 reviews) | 58.2% positive (55 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Team Psykskallar | VIS-Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Cry of Fear (2013) is 3 years older than The Secret of Pineview Forest (2016).
- Cry of Fear scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than The Secret of Pineview Forest (58.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Cry of Fear has co-op; The Secret of Pineview Forest does not.
- Cry of Fear is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Secret of Pineview Forest has no Deck rating yet.
Cry of Fear vs The Secret of Pineview Forest — FAQ
- Should I play Cry of Fear or The Secret of Pineview Forest first?
- If you want chronology, Cry of Fear (2013) came out before The Secret of Pineview Forest (2016). 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 Cry of Fear and The Secret of Pineview Forest 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.
- Does The Secret of Pineview Forest have multiplayer like Cry of Fear?
- No. Cry of Fear supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while The Secret of Pineview Forest is listed as single-player only.