Choose Last Year: The Nightmare
Choose Last Year: The Nightmare if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.5% positive across 236 reviews.
Last Year: The Nightmare vs Last Year
Last Year: The Nightmare and Last Year 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. Last Year (2019) is 1 year older than Last Year: The Nightmare (2020). Last Year: The Nightmare scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Last Year (61.9% 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 Last Year
Choose Last Year if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 5,104 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Last Year: The Nightmare and Last Year sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Last Year: The Nightmare |  Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 77.5% positive (236 reviews) | 61.9% positive (5,104 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Elastic Games | Undaunted Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Last Year (2019) is 1 year older than Last Year: The Nightmare (2020).
- Last Year: The Nightmare scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Last Year (61.9% positive).
- Last Year is free; Last Year: The Nightmare is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Last Year: The Nightmare is Deck Playable, Last Year is Deck Unsupported.
Last Year: The Nightmare vs Last Year — FAQ
- Which is better, Last Year: The Nightmare or Last Year?
- On Steam reviews Last Year: The Nightmare scores higher (77.5% positive) than Last Year (61.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Last Year: The Nightmare is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Last Year: The Nightmare or Last Year first?
- If you want chronology, Last Year (2019) came out before Last Year: The Nightmare (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 Last Year: The Nightmare and Last Year 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.
- Do both Last Year: The Nightmare and Last Year have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Last Year: The Nightmare ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Last Year ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Last Year free?
- Yes — Last Year is a free-to-play Steam title. Last Year: The Nightmare is paid (Price unknown).