Outlast vs Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
Outlast is a horror survival game from Red Barrels (2013) while Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion is a horror survival game from Lag Studios (2015).
What each one is
Steam files Outlast under Horror and Survival. In contrast, it files Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion under Horror and Survival.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
At a glance
| Outlast | Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.3/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 138,407) | Very Positive (93%, 15,535) |
| Critic aggregate | 80/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $14.99 | Free |
| Install size | 5 GB | 0.29 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2013 | 2015 |
| Developer | Red Barrels | Lag Studios |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Outlast vs Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion, 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
OutlastHorror survival gameSpooky's Jump Scare MansionHorror survival gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
OutlastHorror, First-Person, Survival HorrorSpooky's Jump Scare MansionHorror, Free to Play, CuteThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Outlast ✓Score 8.3 · 96% on Steam · 80 criticSpooky's Jump Scare MansionScore 7.8 · 93% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Outlast138,407 reviews · 1 add-on · 5 GBSpooky's Jump Scare Mansion15,535 reviews · 2 add-ons · 0.29 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Outlast$14.99Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
OutlastPlayableSpooky's Jump Scare MansionPlayableValve'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 catalogueOutlast and Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion 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.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Outlast (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion (Free)
- Lighter on storage: Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion (0.29 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Outlast (138,407 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSingleplayerSurvivalDark
Where they differ
GoreMultiplayerStealthNudityParkourDifficult
Free to PlayCuteCartoonDark HumorFunnyProcedural Generation
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Outlast is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Outlast | Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series | — |
| Minimum CPU | 2.2 GHz Dual Core CPU | — |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | — |
| Install size | 5 GB | 0.29 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Outlast · Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Outlast and 0 for Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Outlast and Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion in scope?
Outlast has drawn 138,407 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 5 GB. Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion has drawn 15,535 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 0.29 GB.
Is Outlast or Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Outlast rates higher (8.3 to 7.8). 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, Outlast or Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion?
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion is cheaper right now at Free, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
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.