Choose Last Year: The Nightmare
Choose Last Year: The Nightmare if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.5% positive across 236 reviews.
Last Year: The Nightmare vs The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Last Year: The Nightmare and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 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: The Nightmare (2020) is 3 years older than The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2023). Last Year: The Nightmare scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (66.6% 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 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Choose The Texas Chain Saw Massacre if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,682 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Last Year: The Nightmare and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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 |  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.5% positive (236 reviews) | 66.6% positive (10,682 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Elastic Games | Sumo Digital |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Last Year: The Nightmare (2020) is 3 years older than The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2023).
- Last Year: The Nightmare scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (66.6% positive).
- Last Year: The Nightmare has co-op; The Texas Chain Saw Massacre does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Last Year: The Nightmare vs The Texas Chain Saw Massacre — FAQ
- Which is better, Last Year: The Nightmare or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?
- On Steam reviews Last Year: The Nightmare scores higher (77.5% positive) than The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (66.6% 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 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre first?
- If you want chronology, Last Year: The Nightmare (2020) came out before The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2023). 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 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 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.