Choose Dead by Daylight
Choose Dead by Daylight if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 253,618 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dead by Daylight vs Try to Survive!
Dead by Daylight and Try to Survive! 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 4 years older than Try to Survive! (2020). Try to Survive! is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Dead by Daylight (2.99 USD vs. 7.99 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 Try to Survive!
Choose Try to Survive! if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Try to Survive! launched in 2020.
Both Dead by Daylight and Try to Survive! sit in Action 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
 Dead by Daylight |  Try to Survive! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (253,618 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Behaviour Interactive Inc. | INGO |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dead by Daylight (2016) is 4 years older than Try to Survive! (2020).
- Try to Survive! is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Dead by Daylight (2.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Dead by Daylight has co-op; Try to Survive! does not.
- Dead by Daylight is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Try to Survive! has no Deck rating yet.
Dead by Daylight vs Try to Survive! — FAQ
- Should I play Dead by Daylight or Try to Survive! first?
- If you want chronology, Dead by Daylight (2016) came out before Try to Survive! (2020). 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 Try to Survive! 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.
- Does Try to Survive! have multiplayer like Dead by Daylight?
- No. Dead by Daylight supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Try to Survive! is listed as single-player only.
- Does Dead by Daylight run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dead by Daylight is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Try to Survive! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.