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Containment Initiative vs Haunt Out

Containment Initiative and Haunt Out both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Haunt Out is free; Containment Initiative is paid (9.99 USD). Containment Initiative has co-op; Haunt Out does not. 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 Containment Initiative

Choose Containment Initiative if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Containment Initiative launched in 2017.

Choose Haunt Out

Choose Haunt Out if you want a Free To Play and Casual game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.

Both Containment Initiative and Haunt Out sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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

Containment Initiative vs Haunt Out — Steam metadata comparison
Containment Initiative — Steam game coverContainment InitiativeHaunt Out — Steam game coverHaunt Out
Released2017—
GenresAction, IndieAction, Indie, Free To Play, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck UnsupportedUnrated
Price9.99 USDFree to play
Steam reviews90.3% positive (400 reviews)—
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opMulti-player
DevelopersGwyn Games LLCISART DIGITAL

Side by side

Containment Initiative vs Haunt Out — FAQ

Are Containment Initiative and Haunt Out similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
Is Haunt Out free?
Yes — Haunt Out is a free-to-play Steam title. Containment Initiative is paid (9.99 USD).
Containment Initiative vs Haunt Out — Verdict (2026) · imho.run