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: A Safe Place
Horns of Fear and Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place 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 6 years older than Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place (2024). Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place scores higher on Steam reviews (95.8% positive) than Horns of Fear (89.8% 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: A Safe Place
Choose Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place if you want the Playable without Timed Input and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place launched in 2024.
Both Horns of Fear and Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place 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: A Safe Place | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.8% positive (59 reviews) | 95.8% positive (119 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 6 years older than Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place (2024).
- Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place scores higher on Steam reviews (95.8% positive) than Horns of Fear (89.8% positive).
- Horns of Fear is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Horns of Fear has no Deck rating yet.
Horns of Fear vs Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place — FAQ
- Should I play Horns of Fear or Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place first?
- If you want chronology, Horns of Fear (2018) came out before Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place (2024). 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: A Safe Place 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.