Choose Hunter's Arena: Legends
Choose Hunter's Arena: Legends if you want an Adventure game with MMO. Hunter's Arena: Legends launched in 2021.
Hunter's Arena: Legends vs Shadow Arena
Hunter's Arena: Legends and Shadow Arena both land in Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer 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, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Shadow Arena (2020) is 1 year older than Hunter's Arena: Legends (2021). Hunter's Arena: Legends scores higher on Steam reviews (68.8% positive) than Shadow Arena (49.1% 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 Shadow Arena
Choose Shadow Arena if you want a Free To Play and Early Access experience. Shadow Arena launched in 2020.
Both Hunter's Arena: Legends and Shadow Arena sit in Action, Strategy, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Hunter's Arena: Legends |  Shadow Arena | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 68.8% positive (308 reviews) | 49.1% positive (55 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Mantisco | Pearl Abyss |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Shadow Arena (2020) is 1 year older than Hunter's Arena: Legends (2021).
- Hunter's Arena: Legends scores higher on Steam reviews (68.8% positive) than Shadow Arena (49.1% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Hunter's Arena: Legends vs Shadow Arena — FAQ
- Should I play Hunter's Arena: Legends or Shadow Arena first?
- If you want chronology, Shadow Arena (2020) came out before Hunter's Arena: Legends (2021). 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 Hunter's Arena: Legends and Shadow Arena similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer 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 Hunter's Arena: Legends and Shadow Arena have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Hunter's Arena: Legends ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Shadow Arena ships Online Co-op, Co-op.