Choose Five Nights at Freddy's
Choose Five Nights at Freddy's if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 32,880 Steam reviews back the pick.
Five Nights at Freddy's vs Paresis®
Five Nights at Freddy's and Paresis® both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) is 8 years older than Paresis® (2022). Five Nights at Freddy's scores higher on Steam reviews (93.2% positive) than Paresis® (72.7% 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 Paresis®
Choose Paresis® if you want an Action and Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Paresis® launched in 2022.
Both Five Nights at Freddy's and Paresis® sit in Indie 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
 Five Nights at Freddy's |  Paresis® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.2% positive (32,880 reviews) | 72.7% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Scott Cawthon | HEAD GMZ |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) is 8 years older than Paresis® (2022).
- Five Nights at Freddy's scores higher on Steam reviews (93.2% positive) than Paresis® (72.7% positive).
- Paresis® is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Five Nights at Freddy's (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Five Nights at Freddy's is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Paresis® has no Deck rating yet.
Five Nights at Freddy's vs Paresis® — FAQ
- Should I play Five Nights at Freddy's or Paresis® first?
- If you want chronology, Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) came out before Paresis® (2022). 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 Five Nights at Freddy's and Paresis® similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Five Nights at Freddy's run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Five Nights at Freddy's is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Paresis® doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.