Choose Friday the 13th: The Game
Choose Friday the 13th: The Game if you want the Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.5% positive across 20,603 reviews.
Friday the 13th: The Game vs Pine Harbor
Friday the 13th: The Game and Pine Harbor both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) is 7 years older than Pine Harbor (2024). Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Pine Harbor (63.4% 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 Pine Harbor
Choose Pine Harbor if you want an Indie, RPG, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pine Harbor launched in 2024.
Both Friday the 13th: The Game and Pine Harbor sit in Action 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
 Friday the 13th: The Game |  Pine Harbor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 77.5% positive (20,603 reviews) | 63.4% positive (194 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | IllFonic | Vision Forge Team |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) is 7 years older than Pine Harbor (2024).
- Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Pine Harbor (63.4% positive).
- Steam Deck: Friday the 13th: The Game is Deck Unsupported, Pine Harbor is Deck Playable.
Friday the 13th: The Game vs Pine Harbor — FAQ
- Which is better, Friday the 13th: The Game or Pine Harbor?
- On Steam reviews Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher (77.5% positive) than Pine Harbor (63.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Friday the 13th: The Game is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Friday the 13th: The Game or Pine Harbor first?
- If you want chronology, Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) came out before Pine Harbor (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 Friday the 13th: The Game and Pine Harbor similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Pine Harbor have multiplayer like Friday the 13th: The Game?
- No. Friday the 13th: The Game supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Pine Harbor is listed as single-player only.