Choose Silent Nights
Choose Silent Nights if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 52% cheaper on the Steam Store. Silent Nights launched in 2023.
Silent Nights vs There's Something In The Ice
Silent Nights and There's Something In The Ice both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Silent Nights (2023) is 1 year older than There's Something In The Ice (2024). Silent Nights scores higher on Steam reviews (74.4% positive) than There's Something In The Ice (72.5% 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 There's Something In The Ice
Choose There's Something In The Ice if it matches what drew you to this matchup. There's Something In The Ice launched in 2024.
Both Silent Nights and There's Something In The Ice sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (74.4% vs 72.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Silent Nights |  There's Something In The Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 1.19 USD | 2.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.4% positive (86 reviews) | 72.5% positive (80 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | JustTomcuk | JustTomcuk |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Silent Nights (2023) is 1 year older than There's Something In The Ice (2024).
- Silent Nights scores higher on Steam reviews (74.4% positive) than There's Something In The Ice (72.5% positive).
- Silent Nights is currently ~52% cheaper on Steam than There's Something In The Ice (1.19 USD vs. 2.49 USD).
- Silent Nights is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; There's Something In The Ice has no Deck rating yet.
Silent Nights vs There's Something In The Ice — FAQ
- Should I play Silent Nights or There's Something In The Ice first?
- If you want chronology, Silent Nights (2023) came out before There's Something In The Ice (2024). 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 Silent Nights and There's Something In The Ice similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.