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: The Nightmare
Dead by Daylight and Last Year: The Nightmare 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 Last Year: The Nightmare (2020). Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than Last Year: The Nightmare (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 Last Year: The Nightmare
Choose Last Year: The Nightmare if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Last Year: The Nightmare launched in 2020.
Both Dead by Daylight and Last Year: The Nightmare 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: The Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (253,618 reviews) | 77.5% positive (236 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Behaviour Interactive Inc. | Elastic Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dead by Daylight (2016) is 4 years older than Last Year: The Nightmare (2020).
- Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than Last Year: The Nightmare (77.5% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Dead by Daylight is Deck Verified, Last Year: The Nightmare is Deck Playable.
Dead by Daylight vs Last Year: The Nightmare — FAQ
- Which is better, Dead by Daylight or Last Year: The Nightmare?
- On Steam reviews Dead by Daylight scores higher (79.6% positive) than Last Year: The Nightmare (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 Last Year: The Nightmare first?
- If you want chronology, Dead by Daylight (2016) came out before Last Year: The Nightmare (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 Last Year: The Nightmare 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: The Nightmare 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: The Nightmare ships Online Co-op, Co-op.