Choose Dead by Daylight
Choose Dead by Daylight if you want the Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.6% positive across 253,618 reviews.
Dead by Daylight vs Last Year
Dead by Daylight and Last Year both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Dead by Daylight (2016) is 3 years older than Last Year (2019). Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than Last Year (61.9% 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 Last Year
Choose Last Year if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 5,104 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dead by Daylight and Last Year sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Dead by Daylight |  Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (253,618 reviews) | 61.9% positive (5,104 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Behaviour Interactive Inc. | Undaunted Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dead by Daylight (2016) is 3 years older than Last Year (2019).
- Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than Last Year (61.9% positive).
- Last Year is free; Dead by Daylight is paid (7.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Dead by Daylight is Deck Verified, Last Year is Deck Unsupported.
Dead by Daylight vs Last Year — FAQ
- Which is better, Dead by Daylight or Last Year?
- On Steam reviews Dead by Daylight scores higher (79.6% positive) than Last Year (61.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dead by Daylight is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Dead by Daylight or Last Year first?
- If you want chronology, Dead by Daylight (2016) came out before Last Year (2019). 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 Dead by Daylight and Last Year similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Do both Dead by Daylight and Last Year have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Dead by Daylight ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Last Year ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Last Year free?
- Yes — Last Year is a free-to-play Steam title. Dead by Daylight is paid (7.99 USD).