Choose Tunnels of Despair
Choose Tunnels of Despair if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Tunnels of Despair launched in 2018.
Tunnels of Despair vs A Way To Be Dead
Tunnels of Despair and A Way To Be Dead 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. Tunnels of Despair (2018) is 3 years older than A Way To Be Dead (2021). A Way To Be Dead scores higher on Steam reviews (68.4% positive) than Tunnels of Despair (63.6% 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 A Way To Be Dead
Choose A Way To Be Dead if you want an Early Access game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. A Way To Be Dead launched in 2021.
Both Tunnels of Despair and A Way To Be Dead sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, 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
 Tunnels of Despair |  A Way To Be Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 63.6% positive (22 reviews) | 68.4% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | BearFighterDev | Crania Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Tunnels of Despair (2018) is 3 years older than A Way To Be Dead (2021).
- A Way To Be Dead scores higher on Steam reviews (68.4% positive) than Tunnels of Despair (63.6% positive).
- Tunnels of Despair is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than A Way To Be Dead (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- A Way To Be Dead has co-op; Tunnels of Despair does not.
Tunnels of Despair vs A Way To Be Dead — FAQ
- Should I play Tunnels of Despair or A Way To Be Dead first?
- If you want chronology, Tunnels of Despair (2018) came out before A Way To Be Dead (2021). 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 Tunnels of Despair and A Way To Be Dead 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.
- Does Tunnels of Despair have multiplayer like A Way To Be Dead?
- No. A Way To Be Dead supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Tunnels of Despair is listed as single-player only.