Choose The Blackout Club
Choose The Blackout Club if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.2% positive across 1,616 reviews.
The Blackout Club vs Halloween: The Game
The Blackout Club and Halloween: The Game 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. The Blackout Club (2019) is 7 years older than Halloween: The Game (2026). The Blackout Club scores higher on Steam reviews (78.2% positive) than Halloween: The Game (67.7% 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 Halloween: The Game
Choose Halloween: The Game if you want the DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 14,329 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Blackout Club and Halloween: The Game 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
 The Blackout Club |  Halloween: The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.2% positive (1,616 reviews) | 67.7% positive (14,329 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Question | IllFonic |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- The Blackout Club (2019) is 7 years older than Halloween: The Game (2026).
- The Blackout Club scores higher on Steam reviews (78.2% positive) than Halloween: The Game (67.7% positive).
- The Blackout Club is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Halloween: The Game (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- The Blackout Club is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Halloween: The Game has no Deck rating yet.
The Blackout Club vs Halloween: The Game — FAQ
- Which is better, The Blackout Club or Halloween: The Game?
- On Steam reviews The Blackout Club scores higher (78.2% positive) than Halloween: The Game (67.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Blackout Club is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Blackout Club or Halloween: The Game first?
- If you want chronology, The Blackout Club (2019) came out before Halloween: The Game (2026). 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 The Blackout Club and Halloween: The Game 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 The Blackout Club and Halloween: The Game have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Blackout Club ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Halloween: The Game ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does The Blackout Club run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Blackout Club is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Halloween: The Game doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.