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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare vs Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare and Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One 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. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2013) is 8 years older than Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One (2021). Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is currently ~65% cheaper on Steam than Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One (6.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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: The New Nightmare

Choose Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare if it's currently about 65% cheaper on the Steam Store. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare launched in 2013.

Choose Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One

Choose Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One launched in 2021.

Both Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare and Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One 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

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare vs Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One — Steam metadata comparison
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — Steam game coverAlone in the Dark: The New NightmareForgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One — Steam game coverForgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One
Released20132021
GenresAction, AdventureAction, Indie, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
Price6.99 USD19.99 USD
Steam reviews65.1% positive (212 reviews)1 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersDarkworks, Spiral HouseBarzsiGames

Side by side

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare vs Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One — FAQ

Should I play Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare or Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One first?
If you want chronology, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2013) came out before Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One (2021). 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 Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare and Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One 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.
Does Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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