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 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake
Dead by Daylight and 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake 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 2 years older than 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake (2018). Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake (58.4% 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 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake
Choose 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake if you want an Indie, RPG, and Early Access experience. 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake launched in 2018.
Both Dead by Daylight and 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake 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 |  灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (253,618 reviews) | 58.4% positive (197 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Behaviour Interactive Inc. | Chongming Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dead by Daylight (2016) is 2 years older than 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake (2018).
- Dead by Daylight scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake (58.4% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Dead by Daylight is Deck Verified, 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake is Deck Unsupported.
Dead by Daylight vs 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake — FAQ
- Which is better, Dead by Daylight or 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake?
- On Steam reviews Dead by Daylight scores higher (79.6% positive) than 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake (58.4% 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 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake first?
- If you want chronology, Dead by Daylight (2016) came out before 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake (2018). 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 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake 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 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Dead by Daylight ships Online Co-op, Co-op; 灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake ships Online Co-op, Co-op.