Choose Murdered: Soul Suspect
Choose Murdered: Soul Suspect if you want a RPG game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.5% positive across 4,239 reviews.
Murdered: Soul Suspect vs Alone in the Dark
Murdered: Soul Suspect and Alone in the Dark 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. Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014) is 10 years older than Alone in the Dark (2024). Murdered: Soul Suspect scores higher on Steam reviews (82.5% positive) than Alone in the Dark (78.2% 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 Alone in the Dark
Choose Alone in the Dark if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,388 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Murdered: Soul Suspect and Alone in the Dark 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
 Murdered: Soul Suspect |  Alone in the Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.5% positive (4,239 reviews) | 78.2% positive (1,388 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Airtight Games | Pieces Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014) is 10 years older than Alone in the Dark (2024).
- Murdered: Soul Suspect scores higher on Steam reviews (82.5% positive) than Alone in the Dark (78.2% positive).
- Murdered: Soul Suspect is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Alone in the Dark (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Murdered: Soul Suspect is Deck Verified, Alone in the Dark is Deck Playable.
Murdered: Soul Suspect vs Alone in the Dark — FAQ
- Which is better, Murdered: Soul Suspect or Alone in the Dark?
- On Steam reviews Murdered: Soul Suspect scores higher (82.5% positive) than Alone in the Dark (78.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Murdered: Soul Suspect is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Murdered: Soul Suspect or Alone in the Dark first?
- If you want chronology, Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014) came out before Alone in the Dark (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 Murdered: Soul Suspect and Alone in the Dark 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.