Rank 01Why this
Shares character customization with Shadowbane.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2022
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- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Shadowbane: Mortal Online 2, Black Desert, Path of Exile, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, and Secret World Legends. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Secret World Legends
Why this: Also MMORPG and Lovecraftian, like Shadowbane.
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Why this: Same stressful mood as Shadowbane.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Shadowbane
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Genres: Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- 52% of 2,323 reviews
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
- 63% of 287 reviews
- Genres: Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Deep character customization matters
- Guild politics and warfare
- Nostalgic mmo experience
- Bleak
- Dark
- Stressful
About Shadowbane
The closest matches to Shadowbane: Mortal Online 2, Black Desert, Path of Exile, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, and Secret World Legends. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Shadowbane is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mortal Online 2, Black Desert and Path of Exile — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as bleak, dark and stressful, and single out its character customization and key cloning prevention. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Shadowbane: MMORPG, unlimited free PVP. 12 races, 22 occupations, 48 affiliated occupations, more than 200 attribute points, more than 500 skill points. Open battlefield that can be arbitrarily harvested in the game. Its freedom and cruelty are its characteristics, and it is also a fair competition for power.
Is Shadowbane worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 63% of 287 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 40 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 119 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Deep character customization matters
- Guild politics and warfare
- Nostalgic mmo experience
- Open pvp with no safe zones
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Shadowbane, when owned/managed by Ubisoft/Wolfpack studios, was the greatest MMO of all time. This sorry bastardized version is a far cry from the glory it once was. Locking up Concentration Potions and many other items behind a newly…”
“This is a game that is allowing key cloning and does nothing about the cheating. One person with ten accounts logged on and using one keyboard to target and attack with all ten tunes at once stacked on top of each other. It is not worth…”
People who play it also play: Mortal Online 2, Black Desert, Path of Exile
Frequently asked about Shadowbane
Can I run it?
Does Shadowbane work on Steam Deck?
Shadowbane is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Does Shadowbane have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Shadowbane supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Shadowbane?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadowbane are Mortal Online 2, Black Desert, Path of Exile.
Who developed Shadowbane?
Shadowbane was developed by Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co., Ltd. and published by CHANGYOU.COM HK LIMITED.