Choose Corpse Party
Choose Corpse Party if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.4% positive across 906 reviews.
Corpse Party vs Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
Corpse Party and Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient both land in Indie, 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Corpse Party (2016) is 3 years older than Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (2019). Corpse Party scores higher on Steam reviews (89.4% positive) than Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (66.8% 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 Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
Choose Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient launched in 2019.
Both Corpse Party and Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient sit in Indie and RPG 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
 Corpse Party |  Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.4% positive (906 reviews) | 66.8% positive (241 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GrisGris | GrisGris |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Corpse Party (2016) is 3 years older than Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (2019).
- Corpse Party scores higher on Steam reviews (89.4% positive) than Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (66.8% positive).
- Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Corpse Party (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Corpse Party is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient has no Deck rating yet.
Corpse Party vs Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient — FAQ
- Which is better, Corpse Party or Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient?
- On Steam reviews Corpse Party scores higher (89.4% positive) than Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (66.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Corpse Party is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Corpse Party or Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient first?
- If you want chronology, Corpse Party (2016) came out before Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (2019). 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 Corpse Party and Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 Corpse Party run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Corpse Party is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.