Choose Shades Of Heroes
Choose Shades Of Heroes if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Free To Play experience. Shades Of Heroes launched in 2020.
Shades Of Heroes vs Kings Call
Shades Of Heroes and Kings Call both land in Strategy, RPG 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 Strategy, RPG on Steam. Shades Of Heroes (2020) is 3 years older than Kings Call (2023). Both sit near 62% positive on Steam (Shades Of Heroes: 21 reviews, Kings Call: 358). 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 Kings Call
Choose Kings Call if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with MMO. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kings Call launched in 2023.
Both Shades Of Heroes and Kings Call sit in Strategy and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (61.9% vs 62.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shades Of Heroes |  Kings Call | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 61.9% positive (21 reviews) | 62.3% positive (358 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Infosuccess3d | X Star Game Limited |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Shades Of Heroes (2020) is 3 years older than Kings Call (2023).
- Both sit near 62% positive on Steam (Shades Of Heroes: 21 reviews, Kings Call: 358).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Kings Call is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Shades Of Heroes has no Deck rating yet.
Shades Of Heroes vs Kings Call — FAQ
- Should I play Shades Of Heroes or Kings Call first?
- If you want chronology, Shades Of Heroes (2020) came out before Kings Call (2023). 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 Shades Of Heroes and Kings Call similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG 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 Shades Of Heroes and Kings Call have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Shades Of Heroes ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Kings Call ships Online Co-op, Co-op.