Choose Year Walk
Choose Year Walk if you want an Indie experience. Year Walk launched in 2014.
Year Walk vs Frightence
Year Walk and Frightence both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Year Walk (2014) is 9 years older than Frightence (2023). Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than Frightence (81.3% 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 Frightence
Choose Frightence if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Frightence launched in 2023.
Both Year Walk and Frightence sit in 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
 Year Walk |  Frightence | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (916 reviews) | 81.3% positive (32 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Simogo | Playstige Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Year Walk (2014) is 9 years older than Frightence (2023).
- Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than Frightence (81.3% positive).
- Frightence is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Year Walk (3.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Year Walk is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Frightence has no Deck rating yet.
Year Walk vs Frightence — FAQ
- Should I play Year Walk or Frightence first?
- If you want chronology, Year Walk (2014) came out before Frightence (2023). 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 Year Walk and Frightence similar?
- They overlap on 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 Year Walk run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Year Walk is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Frightence doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.