Choose Unlimited Fight
Choose Unlimited Fight if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Unlimited Fight launched in 2020.
Unlimited Fight vs Shadow Strikers
Unlimited Fight and Shadow Strikers both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Unlimited Fight (2020) is 4 years older than Shadow Strikers (2024). Unlimited Fight is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Shadow Strikers (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). 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 Strikers
Choose Shadow Strikers if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shadow Strikers launched in 2024.
Both Unlimited Fight and Shadow Strikers sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, 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
 Unlimited Fight |  Shadow Strikers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Erasmo Cândido Mutemba, Dilto João Banze, Osvaldo Dos Santos Cândido Mutemba | PIS Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Unlimited Fight (2020) is 4 years older than Shadow Strikers (2024).
- Unlimited Fight is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Shadow Strikers (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Unlimited Fight vs Shadow Strikers — FAQ
- Should I play Unlimited Fight or Shadow Strikers first?
- If you want chronology, Unlimited Fight (2020) came out before Shadow Strikers (2024). 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 Unlimited Fight and Shadow Strikers similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.