Choose Phasmophobia
Choose Phasmophobia if you want the Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported side of the pairing. 350,092 Steam reviews back the pick.
Phasmophobia vs Have Fun Exploring
Phasmophobia and Have Fun Exploring both land in Action, Indie, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Phasmophobia (2020) is 7 years older than Have Fun Exploring (2027). Both support cooperative play. 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 Have Fun Exploring
Choose Have Fun Exploring if you want the Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Have Fun Exploring launched in 2027.
Both Phasmophobia and Have Fun Exploring sit in Action, Indie, and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Camera Comfort, 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
 Phasmophobia |  Have Fun Exploring | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 96.1% positive (350,092 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Kinetic Games | Brettitude Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- Phasmophobia (2020) is 7 years older than Have Fun Exploring (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Phasmophobia is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Have Fun Exploring has no Deck rating yet.
Phasmophobia vs Have Fun Exploring — FAQ
- Should I play Phasmophobia or Have Fun Exploring first?
- If you want chronology, Phasmophobia (2020) came out before Have Fun Exploring (2027). 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 Phasmophobia and Have Fun Exploring similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Early Access 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 Phasmophobia and Have Fun Exploring have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Phasmophobia ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Have Fun Exploring ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Phasmophobia run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Phasmophobia is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Have Fun Exploring doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.