Choose Outbreak: The New Nightmare
Choose Outbreak: The New Nightmare if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. Outbreak: The New Nightmare launched in 2018.
Outbreak: The New Nightmare vs Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
Outbreak: The New Nightmare and Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Outbreak: The New Nightmare (2018) is 2 years older than Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast (2020). Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast scores higher on Steam reviews (73.5% positive) than Outbreak: The New Nightmare (66.9% 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 Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
Choose Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.5% positive across 441 reviews.
Both Outbreak: The New Nightmare and Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Outbreak: The New Nightmare |  Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.59 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 66.9% positive (160 reviews) | 73.5% positive (441 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Dead Drop Studios LLC | Cradle Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Outbreak: The New Nightmare (2018) is 2 years older than Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast (2020).
- Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast scores higher on Steam reviews (73.5% positive) than Outbreak: The New Nightmare (66.9% positive).
- Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast is free; Outbreak: The New Nightmare is paid (2.59 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Outbreak: The New Nightmare vs Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast — FAQ
- Which is better, Outbreak: The New Nightmare or Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast?
- On Steam reviews Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast scores higher (73.5% positive) than Outbreak: The New Nightmare (66.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Outbreak: The New Nightmare or Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast first?
- If you want chronology, Outbreak: The New Nightmare (2018) came out before Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast (2020). 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 Outbreak: The New Nightmare and Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Outbreak: The New Nightmare and Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Outbreak: The New Nightmare ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast free?
- Yes — Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast is a free-to-play Steam title. Outbreak: The New Nightmare is paid (2.59 USD).