Choose Close Your Eyes
Choose Close Your Eyes if you want an Early Access experience. Close Your Eyes launched in 2018.
Close Your Eyes vs Wail of Despair
Close Your Eyes and Wail of Despair 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. 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 Wail of Despair
Choose Wail of Despair if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Close Your Eyes and Wail of Despair 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
 Close Your Eyes |  Wail of Despair | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive (25 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Yai Gameworks | Yai Gameworks |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
Close Your Eyes vs Wail of Despair — FAQ
- Are Close Your Eyes and Wail of Despair 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.