Choose Half Dead
Choose Half Dead if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,132 Steam reviews back the pick.
Half Dead vs HALF DEAD 3
Half Dead and HALF DEAD 3 both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Half Dead (2016) is 6 years older than HALF DEAD 3 (2022). Both sit near 76% positive on Steam (Half Dead: 1,132 reviews, HALF DEAD 3: 252). 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 HALF DEAD 3
Choose HALF DEAD 3 if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. HALF DEAD 3 launched in 2022.
Both Half Dead and HALF DEAD 3 sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (76.3% vs 75.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Half Dead |  HALF DEAD 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.3% positive (1,132 reviews) | 75.4% positive (252 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Room710Games | Room710Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Half Dead (2016) is 6 years older than HALF DEAD 3 (2022).
- Both sit near 76% positive on Steam (Half Dead: 1,132 reviews, HALF DEAD 3: 252).
- Half Dead is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than HALF DEAD 3 (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Half Dead is Deck Unsupported, HALF DEAD 3 is Deck Playable.
Half Dead vs HALF DEAD 3 — FAQ
- Which is better, Half Dead or HALF DEAD 3?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Half Dead sits at 76.3% positive (1,132 reviews), HALF DEAD 3 at 75.4% (252). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Half Dead or HALF DEAD 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Half Dead (2016) came out before HALF DEAD 3 (2022). 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 Half Dead and HALF DEAD 3 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Half Dead and HALF DEAD 3 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Half Dead ships Online Co-op, Co-op; HALF DEAD 3 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.