Choose Dead by Daylight
Choose Dead by Daylight if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.6% positive across 253,618 reviews.
Dead by Daylight vs Friday the 13th: The Game
Dead by Daylight and Friday the 13th: The Game 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 1 year older than Friday the 13th: The Game (2017). Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than Friday the 13th: The Game (77.5% 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 Friday the 13th: The Game
Choose Friday the 13th: The Game if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 20,603 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dead by Daylight and Friday the 13th: The Game sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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 |  Friday the 13th: The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (253,618 reviews) | 77.5% positive (20,603 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Behaviour Interactive Inc. | IllFonic |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dead by Daylight (2016) is 1 year older than Friday the 13th: The Game (2017).
- Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than Friday the 13th: The Game (77.5% positive).
- Dead by Daylight has co-op; Friday the 13th: The Game does not.
- Steam Deck: Dead by Daylight is Deck Verified, Friday the 13th: The Game is Deck Unsupported.
Dead by Daylight vs Friday the 13th: The Game — FAQ
- Which is better, Dead by Daylight or Friday the 13th: The Game?
- On Steam reviews Dead by Daylight scores higher (79.6% positive) than Friday the 13th: The Game (77.5% 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 Friday the 13th: The Game first?
- If you want chronology, Dead by Daylight (2016) came out before Friday the 13th: The Game (2017). 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 Friday the 13th: The Game 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.