Choose Age of Fear: Total
Choose Age of Fear: Total if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Age of Fear: Total launched in 2023.
Age of Fear: Total vs Age of Fear 3: The Legend
Age of Fear: Total and Age of Fear 3: The Legend 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 3: The Legend (2017) is 6 years older than Age of Fear: Total (2023). Age of Fear 3: The Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Age of Fear: Total (89.7% 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 Age of Fear 3: The Legend
Choose Age of Fear 3: The Legend if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Age of Fear 3: The Legend launched in 2017.
Both Age of Fear: Total and Age of Fear 3: The Legend 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 3: The Legend | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (29 reviews) | 95% positive (119 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Leslaw Sliwko | Leslaw Sliwko |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Age of Fear 3: The Legend (2017) is 6 years older than Age of Fear: Total (2023).
- Age of Fear 3: The Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Age of Fear: Total (89.7% positive).
- Age of Fear 3: The Legend 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 3: The Legend is Deck Verified.
Age of Fear: Total vs Age of Fear 3: The Legend — FAQ
- Should I play Age of Fear: Total or Age of Fear 3: The Legend first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Fear 3: The Legend (2017) came out before Age of Fear: Total (2023). 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 3: The Legend 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.
- Does Age of Fear: Total have multiplayer like Age of Fear 3: The Legend?
- No. Age of Fear 3: The Legend supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while Age of Fear: Total is listed as single-player only.