Choose True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Choose True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 launched in 2016.
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 vs Dead End: Escape Your Fears
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 and Dead End: Escape Your Fears both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 (2016) is 10 years older than Dead End: Escape Your Fears (2026). True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Dead End: Escape Your Fears has no Deck rating yet. 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 Dead End: Escape Your Fears
Choose Dead End: Escape Your Fears if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Early Access game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Surround Sound. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Dead End: Escape Your Fears launched in 2026.
Both True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 and Dead End: Escape Your Fears sit in Casual 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
 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 |  Dead End: Escape Your Fears | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 92.6% positive (487 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Goblinz Enterprises Ltd | Caleb Johnson |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 (2016) is 10 years older than Dead End: Escape Your Fears (2026).
- True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Dead End: Escape Your Fears has no Deck rating yet.
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 vs Dead End: Escape Your Fears — FAQ
- Should I play True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 or Dead End: Escape Your Fears first?
- If you want chronology, True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 (2016) came out before Dead End: Escape Your Fears (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 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 and Dead End: Escape Your Fears similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Dead End: Escape Your Fears doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.