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 Hide Or Die
Friday the 13th: The Game and Hide Or Die 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 3 years older than Hide Or Die (2020). Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Hide Or Die (57.2% 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 Hide Or Die
Choose Hide Or Die if you want a Casual game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Hide Or Die launched in 2020.
Both Friday the 13th: The Game and Hide Or Die 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 |  Hide Or Die | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 77.5% positive (20,603 reviews) | 57.2% positive (727 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | IllFonic | VecFour Digital |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) is 3 years older than Hide Or Die (2020).
- Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Hide Or Die (57.2% positive).
- Hide Or Die has co-op; Friday the 13th: The Game does not.
Friday the 13th: The Game vs Hide Or Die — FAQ
- Which is better, Friday the 13th: The Game or Hide Or Die?
- On Steam reviews Friday the 13th: The Game scores higher (77.5% positive) than Hide Or Die (57.2% 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 Hide Or Die first?
- If you want chronology, Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) came out before Hide Or Die (2020). 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 Hide Or Die 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.