Choose Freedom Fall
Choose Freedom Fall if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.4% positive across 129 reviews.
Freedom Fall vs Nefarious
Freedom Fall and Nefarious 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. Freedom Fall (2014) is 3 years older than Nefarious (2017). Freedom Fall scores higher on Steam reviews (88.4% positive) than Nefarious (83.6% 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 Nefarious
Choose Nefarious if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Nefarious launched in 2017.
Both Freedom Fall and Nefarious 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
 Freedom Fall |  Nefarious | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.4% positive (129 reviews) | 83.6% positive (280 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stirfire Studios | — |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Freedom Fall (2014) is 3 years older than Nefarious (2017).
- Freedom Fall scores higher on Steam reviews (88.4% positive) than Nefarious (83.6% positive).
- Freedom Fall is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Nefarious (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Freedom Fall is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Nefarious has no Deck rating yet.
Freedom Fall vs Nefarious — FAQ
- Which is better, Freedom Fall or Nefarious?
- On Steam reviews Freedom Fall scores higher (88.4% positive) than Nefarious (83.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Freedom Fall is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Freedom Fall or Nefarious first?
- If you want chronology, Freedom Fall (2014) came out before Nefarious (2017). 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 Freedom Fall and Nefarious 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 Freedom Fall run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Freedom Fall is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Nefarious doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.