Choose Gates of Despair
Choose Gates of Despair if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Gates of Despair launched in 2024.
Gates of Despair vs What Happens After Midnight?
Gates of Despair and What Happens After Midnight? 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. Gates of Despair (2024) is 1 year older than What Happens After Midnight? (2025). Gates of Despair is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than What Happens After Midnight? (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 What Happens After Midnight?
Choose What Happens After Midnight? if you want an Indie experience. What Happens After Midnight? launched in 2025.
Both Gates of Despair and What Happens After Midnight? 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
 Gates of Despair |  What Happens After Midnight? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | CN Entertainment | Independencegamesdeveloper |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Gates of Despair (2024) is 1 year older than What Happens After Midnight? (2025).
- Gates of Despair is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than What Happens After Midnight? (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
Gates of Despair vs What Happens After Midnight? — FAQ
- Should I play Gates of Despair or What Happens After Midnight? first?
- If you want chronology, Gates of Despair (2024) came out before What Happens After Midnight? (2025). 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 Gates of Despair and What Happens After Midnight? 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.