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 carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.1% positive across 37,058 reviews.
Cry of Fear vs Minds Eyes
Cry of Fear and Minds Eyes 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 Minds Eyes (2016). Cry of Fear scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Minds Eyes (65.9% 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 Minds Eyes
Choose Minds Eyes if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,096 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Cry of Fear and Minds Eyes 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 |  Minds Eyes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.1% positive (37,058 reviews) | 65.9% positive (1,096 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Team Psykskallar | Stanislaw Truchowski |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Cry of Fear (2013) is 3 years older than Minds Eyes (2016).
- Cry of Fear scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Minds Eyes (65.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Cry of Fear has co-op; Minds Eyes does not.
- Cry of Fear is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Minds Eyes has no Deck rating yet.
Cry of Fear vs Minds Eyes — FAQ
- Which is better, Cry of Fear or Minds Eyes?
- On Steam reviews Cry of Fear scores higher (88.1% positive) than Minds Eyes (65.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Cry of Fear is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Cry of Fear or Minds Eyes first?
- If you want chronology, Cry of Fear (2013) came out before Minds Eyes (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 Minds Eyes 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 Minds Eyes have multiplayer like Cry of Fear?
- No. Cry of Fear supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while Minds Eyes is listed as single-player only.