Choose Damned Hours
Choose Damned Hours if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Damned Hours launched in 2017.
Damned Hours vs The Goatman
Damned Hours and The Goatman both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Adventure on Steam. Damned Hours (2017) is 1 year older than The Goatman (2018). The Goatman is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Damned Hours (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). 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 The Goatman
Choose The Goatman if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. The Goatman launched in 2018.
Both Damned Hours and The Goatman sit in Action, Strategy, 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
 Damned Hours | The Goatman | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Gore | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 67.9% positive (237 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Delusion Arts Entertainment, LLC | MC Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- Damned Hours (2017) is 1 year older than The Goatman (2018).
- The Goatman is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Damned Hours (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- The Goatman has co-op; Damned Hours does not.
Damned Hours vs The Goatman — FAQ
- Should I play Damned Hours or The Goatman first?
- If you want chronology, Damned Hours (2017) came out before The Goatman (2018). 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 Damned Hours and The Goatman similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Damned Hours have multiplayer like The Goatman?
- No. The Goatman supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Damned Hours is listed as single-player only.