Choose Horns of Fear
Choose Horns of Fear if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Horns of Fear launched in 2018.
Horns of Fear vs Midnight Scenes: From the Woods
Horns of Fear and Midnight Scenes: From the Woods 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. Horns of Fear (2018) is 5 years older than Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (2023). Horns of Fear scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (84.1% 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 Midnight Scenes: From the Woods
Choose Midnight Scenes: From the Woods if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Midnight Scenes: From the Woods launched in 2023.
Both Horns of Fear and Midnight Scenes: From the Woods 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
 Horns of Fear |  Midnight Scenes: From the Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.8% positive (59 reviews) | 84.1% positive (126 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Pixoala | White Blanket Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Horns of Fear (2018) is 5 years older than Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (2023).
- Horns of Fear scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (84.1% positive).
- Horns of Fear is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Midnight Scenes: From the Woods is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Horns of Fear has no Deck rating yet.
Horns of Fear vs Midnight Scenes: From the Woods — FAQ
- Should I play Horns of Fear or Midnight Scenes: From the Woods first?
- If you want chronology, Horns of Fear (2018) came out before Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (2023). 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 Horns of Fear and Midnight Scenes: From the Woods 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.