Choose Friday the 13th: The Game
Choose Friday the 13th: The Game if you want the 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 Halloween: The Game
Friday the 13th: The Game and Halloween: The Game 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 9 years older than Halloween: The Game (2026). Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Halloween: The Game (66.5% 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 Halloween: The Game
Choose Halloween: The Game if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 16,058 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Friday the 13th: The Game and Halloween: The Game sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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 |  Halloween: The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.5% positive (20,603 reviews) | 66.5% positive (16,058 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | IllFonic | IllFonic |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) is 9 years older than Halloween: The Game (2026).
- Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Halloween: The Game (66.5% positive).
- Halloween: The Game has co-op; Friday the 13th: The Game does not.
Friday the 13th: The Game vs Halloween: The Game — FAQ
- Which is better, Friday the 13th: The Game or Halloween: The Game?
- On Steam reviews Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher (77.5% positive) than Halloween: The Game (66.5% 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 Halloween: The Game first?
- If you want chronology, Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) came out before Halloween: The Game (2026). 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 Halloween: The Game 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.