Choose Shop Titans
Choose Shop Titans if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.9% positive across 6,223 reviews.
Shop Titans vs Milky Way Idle
Shop Titans and Milky Way Idle both land in Adventure, RPG, Free To Play 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 Adventure, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Shop Titans (2020) is 5 years older than Milky Way Idle (2025). Shop Titans scores higher on Steam reviews (76.9% positive) than Milky Way Idle (71.1% 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 Milky Way Idle
Choose Milky Way Idle if you want an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Milky Way Idle launched in 2025.
Both Shop Titans and Milky Way Idle sit in Adventure, RPG, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, 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
 Shop Titans |  Milky Way Idle | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 76.9% positive (6,223 reviews) | 71.1% positive (688 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Kabam Games, Inc. | cheze |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Shop Titans (2020) is 5 years older than Milky Way Idle (2025).
- Shop Titans scores higher on Steam reviews (76.9% positive) than Milky Way Idle (71.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Shop Titans is Deck Verified, Milky Way Idle is Deck Playable.
Shop Titans vs Milky Way Idle — FAQ
- Which is better, Shop Titans or Milky Way Idle?
- On Steam reviews Shop Titans scores higher (76.9% positive) than Milky Way Idle (71.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shop Titans is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Shop Titans or Milky Way Idle first?
- If you want chronology, Shop Titans (2020) came out before Milky Way Idle (2025). 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 Shop Titans and Milky Way Idle similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, RPG, Free To Play 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 Shop Titans and Milky Way Idle have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Shop Titans ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Milky Way Idle ships Online Co-op, Co-op.