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 Supernormal
Condemned: Criminal Origins and Supernormal 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 18 years older than Supernormal (2024). Condemned: Criminal Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (87.6% positive) than Supernormal (70.5% 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 Supernormal
Choose Supernormal if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Supernormal launched in 2024.
Both Condemned: Criminal Origins and Supernormal 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 |  Supernormal | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2006 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (1,963 reviews) | 70.5% positive (420 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Monolith | Hitori de Productions |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) is 18 years older than Supernormal (2024).
- Condemned: Criminal Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (87.6% positive) than Supernormal (70.5% positive).
- Steam Deck: Condemned: Criminal Origins is Deck Playable, Supernormal is Deck Unsupported.
Condemned: Criminal Origins vs Supernormal — FAQ
- Which is better, Condemned: Criminal Origins or Supernormal?
- On Steam reviews Condemned: Criminal Origins scores higher (87.6% positive) than Supernormal (70.5% 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 Supernormal first?
- If you want chronology, Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) came out before Supernormal (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 Condemned: Criminal Origins and Supernormal 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.