Choose Condemned: Criminal Origins
Choose Condemned: Criminal Origins if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.6% positive across 1,963 reviews.
Condemned: Criminal Origins vs Manhunt
Condemned: Criminal Origins and Manhunt 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. Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) is 2 years older than Manhunt (2008). Condemned: Criminal Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (87.6% positive) than Manhunt (67.1% 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 Manhunt
Choose Manhunt if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,939 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Condemned: Criminal Origins and Manhunt 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
 Condemned: Criminal Origins |  Manhunt | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2006 | 2008 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 3.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (1,963 reviews) | 67.1% positive (2,939 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Monolith | Rockstar North |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) is 2 years older than Manhunt (2008).
- Condemned: Criminal Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (87.6% positive) than Manhunt (67.1% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Condemned: Criminal Origins vs Manhunt — FAQ
- Which is better, Condemned: Criminal Origins or Manhunt?
- On Steam reviews Condemned: Criminal Origins scores higher (87.6% positive) than Manhunt (67.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Condemned: Criminal Origins is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Condemned: Criminal Origins or Manhunt first?
- If you want chronology, Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) came out before Manhunt (2008). 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 Condemned: Criminal Origins and Manhunt 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.