Choose Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Choose Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 7,523 Steam reviews back the pick.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location vs Dreadful Hours
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location and Dreadful Hours both land in Action, Indie, Simulation 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 share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (2016) is 6 years older than Dreadful Hours (2022). Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Dreadful Hours (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Dreadful Hours
Choose Dreadful Hours if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Dreadful Hours launched in 2022.
Both Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location and Dreadful Hours sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation 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
 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location |  Dreadful Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (7,523 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Scott Cawthon | Giroshi Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (2016) is 6 years older than Dreadful Hours (2022).
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Dreadful Hours (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Dreadful Hours has no Deck rating yet.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location vs Dreadful Hours — FAQ
- Should I play Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location or Dreadful Hours first?
- If you want chronology, Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (2016) came out before Dreadful Hours (2022). 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 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location and Dreadful Hours similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation 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 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Dreadful Hours doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.