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Age of Fear 3: The Legend vs Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat

Age of Fear 3: The Legend 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 3: The Legend (2017) is 7 years older than Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat (2024). Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Age of Fear 3: The Legend (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 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 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 Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Age of Fear 3: The Legend launched in 2017.

Choose Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat

Choose Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat launched in 2024.

Both Age of Fear 3: The Legend 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 3: The Legend vs Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat — Steam metadata comparison
Age of Fear 3: The Legend — Steam game coverAge of Fear 3: The LegendAge of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat — Steam game coverAge of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat
Released20172024
GenresStrategy, Indie, RPGStrategy, Indie, RPG
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Unsupported
Price29.99 USD29.99 USD
Steam reviews95% positive (119 reviews)6 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Cross-Platform MultiplayerSingle-player only
DevelopersLeslaw SliwkoLeslaw Sliwko

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Age of Fear 3: The Legend vs Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat — FAQ

Should I play Age of Fear 3: The Legend or Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat first?
If you want chronology, Age of Fear 3: The Legend (2017) 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 3: The Legend 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.
Does Age of Fear 5: The Day of the Rat 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 5: The Day of the Rat is listed as single-player only.