Choose Martha Is Dead
Choose Martha Is Dead if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,082 Steam reviews back the pick.
Martha Is Dead vs Dark Days
Martha Is Dead and Dark Days both land in Indie, Adventure 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Martha Is Dead (2022) is 2 years older than Dark Days (2024). Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Martha Is Dead: 1,082 reviews, Dark Days: 12). 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 Dark Days
Choose Dark Days if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dark Days launched in 2024.
Both Martha Is Dead and Dark Days sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75.5% vs 75% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Martha Is Dead |  Dark Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.5% positive (1,082 reviews) | 75% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | LKA | Parallel Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Martha Is Dead (2022) is 2 years older than Dark Days (2024).
- Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Martha Is Dead: 1,082 reviews, Dark Days: 12).
- Dark Days is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Martha Is Dead (2.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Martha Is Dead is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Dark Days has no Deck rating yet.
Martha Is Dead vs Dark Days — FAQ
- Should I play Martha Is Dead or Dark Days first?
- If you want chronology, Martha Is Dead (2022) came out before Dark Days (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 Martha Is Dead and Dark Days similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.