Choose Frederic: Evil Strikes Back
Choose Frederic: Evil Strikes Back if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Frederic: Evil Strikes Back launched in 2014.
Frederic: Evil Strikes Back vs Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut
Frederic: Evil Strikes Back and Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Frederic: Evil Strikes Back (2014) is 2 years older than Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut (2016). Frederic: Evil Strikes Back scores higher on Steam reviews (82.6% positive) than Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut (80.7% 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 Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut
Choose Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut launched in 2016.
Both Frederic: Evil Strikes Back and Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.6% vs 80.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Frederic: Evil Strikes Back |  Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.6% positive (161 reviews) | 80.7% positive (83 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Forever Entertainment S. A. | Forever Entertainment S. A. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Frederic: Evil Strikes Back (2014) is 2 years older than Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut (2016).
- Frederic: Evil Strikes Back scores higher on Steam reviews (82.6% positive) than Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut (80.7% positive).
- Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Frederic: Evil Strikes Back (5.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Frederic: Evil Strikes Back is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut has no Deck rating yet.
Frederic: Evil Strikes Back vs Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut — FAQ
- Should I play Frederic: Evil Strikes Back or Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut first?
- If you want chronology, Frederic: Evil Strikes Back (2014) came out before Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut (2016). 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 Frederic: Evil Strikes Back and Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Frederic: Evil Strikes Back have multiplayer like Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut?
- No. Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while Frederic: Evil Strikes Back is listed as single-player only.
- Does Frederic: Evil Strikes Back run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Frederic: Evil Strikes Back is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.