Choose Five Nights at Freddy's
Choose Five Nights at Freddy's if it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. 32,880 Steam reviews back the pick.
Five Nights at Freddy's vs Echoes Of The Past
Five Nights at Freddy's and Echoes Of The Past both land in Indie, Simulation 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 Indie, Simulation on Steam. Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) is 11 years older than Echoes Of The Past (2025). Five Nights at Freddy's is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Echoes Of The Past (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 Echoes Of The Past
Choose Echoes Of The Past if you want an Action and Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Echoes Of The Past launched in 2025.
Both Five Nights at Freddy's and Echoes Of The Past sit in Indie and Simulation 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 |  Echoes Of The Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.2% positive (32,880 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Scott Cawthon | Genesis Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) is 11 years older than Echoes Of The Past (2025).
- Five Nights at Freddy's is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Echoes Of The Past (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Five Nights at Freddy's is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Echoes Of The Past has no Deck rating yet.
Five Nights at Freddy's vs Echoes Of The Past — FAQ
- Should I play Five Nights at Freddy's or Echoes Of The Past first?
- If you want chronology, Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) came out before Echoes Of The Past (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 Five Nights at Freddy's and Echoes Of The Past similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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. Echoes Of The Past doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.