Choose Invasion: Brain Craving
Choose Invasion: Brain Craving if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Invasion: Brain Craving launched in 2016.
Invasion: Brain Craving vs Fear Of The Dark
Invasion: Brain Craving and Fear Of The Dark both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Invasion: Brain Craving (2016) is 4 years older than Fear Of The Dark (2020). Invasion: Brain Craving is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Fear Of The Dark (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Fear Of The Dark
Choose Fear Of The Dark if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Fear Of The Dark launched in 2020.
Both Invasion: Brain Craving and Fear Of The Dark sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Invasion: Brain Craving |  Fear Of The Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 39.3% positive (107 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | New Reality Games | Samuel Hawes |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Invasion: Brain Craving (2016) is 4 years older than Fear Of The Dark (2020).
- Invasion: Brain Craving is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Fear Of The Dark (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Invasion: Brain Craving vs Fear Of The Dark — FAQ
- Should I play Invasion: Brain Craving or Fear Of The Dark first?
- If you want chronology, Invasion: Brain Craving (2016) came out before Fear Of The Dark (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 Invasion: Brain Craving and Fear Of The Dark similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.