Cry of Fear vs Deceit
Cry of Fear is an FPS horror game from Team Psykskallar (2013) while Deceit is an FPS horror game from World Makers (2017).
What each one is
Steam files Cry of Fear under FPS and Horror. In contrast, it files Deceit under FPS and Horror.
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?
At a glance
| Cry of Fear | Deceit | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.0/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (89%, 86,945) | Mostly Positive (79%, 92,193) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Free | Not listed |
| Install size | — | 20 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2013 | 2017 |
| Developer | Team Psykskallar | World Makers |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Cry of Fear vs Deceit, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Cry of FearFPS horror gameDeceitFPS horror gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Cry of FearHorror, Free to Play, Psychological HorrorDeceitPvP, Horror, Social DeductionThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Cry of Fear ✓Score 8.0 · 89% on SteamDeceitScore 7.3 · 79% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Cry of Fear86,945 reviewsDeceit92,193 reviews · 20 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Cry of FearFreeDeceitNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Cry of FearUnsupportedDeceit ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueCry of Fear and Deceit on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Cry of Fear (GamingPickz Score 8.0)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Deceit (playable)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCo-opAtmosphericAction
Where they differ
IndieOnline Co-OpSingleplayerAdventureModMassively Multiplayer
PvPSocial DeductionChoices MatterStrategyFunnyMystery
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Cry of Fear is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Deceit is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Cry of Fear | Deceit | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 128MB Video Card with OpenGL support | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265 |
| Minimum CPU | 1 ghz | Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Minimum RAM | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | — | 20 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Cry of Fear · Deceit.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Cry of Fear and 1 for Deceit. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Cry of Fear and Deceit in scope?
Cry of Fear has drawn 86,945 Steam reviews. Deceit has drawn 92,193 Steam reviews and installs in 20 GB.
Is Cry of Fear or Deceit better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Cry of Fear rates higher (8.0 to 7.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Cry of Fear or Deceit?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.