Choose The Beast Inside
Choose The Beast Inside if you want an Action and Adventure experience. 2,333 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Beast Inside vs The Wickers House
The Beast Inside and The Wickers House both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. The Beast Inside (2019) is 7 years older than The Wickers House (2026). The Beast Inside is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Wickers House has no Deck rating yet. 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 Wickers House
Choose The Wickers House if you want the Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Wickers House launched in 2026.
Both The Beast Inside and The Wickers House sit in Indie 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
 The Beast Inside |  The Wickers House | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 77.4% positive (2,333 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Illusion Ray | Marshmallow Games Studio, Pavel Shevchenko |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- The Beast Inside (2019) is 7 years older than The Wickers House (2026).
- The Beast Inside is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Wickers House has no Deck rating yet.
The Beast Inside vs The Wickers House — FAQ
- Should I play The Beast Inside or The Wickers House first?
- If you want chronology, The Beast Inside (2019) came out before The Wickers House (2026). 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 The Beast Inside and The Wickers House similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 The Beast Inside run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Beast Inside is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Wickers House doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.