Choose Age of Fear: Total
Choose Age of Fear: Total if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Age of Fear: Total launched in 2023.
Age of Fear: Total vs Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat
Age of Fear: Total and Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Age of Fear: Total (2023) is 1 year older than Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat (2024). Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Age of Fear: Total (29.99 USD vs. 59.99 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 Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat
Choose Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat launched in 2024.
Both Age of Fear: Total and Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG 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
 Age of Fear: Total |  Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (29 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Leslaw Sliwko | Leslaw Sliwko |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Age of Fear: Total (2023) is 1 year older than Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat (2024).
- Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Age of Fear: Total (29.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Age of Fear: Total is Deck Playable, Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat is Deck Unsupported.
Age of Fear: Total vs Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat — FAQ
- Should I play Age of Fear: Total or Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Fear: Total (2023) came out before Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat (2024). 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 Age of Fear: Total and Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG 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.