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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road vs The Wickers House

Uncanny Tales: Cold Road and The Wickers House 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. Uncanny Tales: Cold Road (2025) is 1 year older than The Wickers House (2026). Uncanny Tales: Cold Road is free; The Wickers House is paid (Price unknown). 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 Uncanny Tales: Cold Road

Choose Uncanny Tales: Cold Road if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Stereo Sound and Surround Sound. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Uncanny Tales: Cold Road launched in 2025.

Choose The Wickers House

Choose The Wickers House if you want the Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. The Wickers House launched in 2026.

Both Uncanny Tales: Cold Road and The Wickers House 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

Uncanny Tales: Cold Road vs The Wickers House — Steam metadata comparison
Uncanny Tales: Cold Road — Steam game coverUncanny Tales: Cold RoadThe Wickers House — Steam game coverThe Wickers House
Released20252026
GenresIndie, Adventure, CasualIndie
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
PriceFree to playPrice unknown
Steam reviews65.8% positive (190 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersVYASTUDIOMarshmallow Games Studio, Pavel Shevchenko

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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road vs The Wickers House — FAQ

Should I play Uncanny Tales: Cold Road or The Wickers House first?
If you want chronology, Uncanny Tales: Cold Road (2025) came out before The Wickers House (2026). 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 Uncanny Tales: Cold Road and The Wickers House 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.
Is Uncanny Tales: Cold Road free?
Yes — Uncanny Tales: Cold Road is a free-to-play Steam title. The Wickers House is paid (Price unknown).
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