Choose Shades of Rayna
Choose Shades of Rayna if you want a Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Shades of Rayna launched in 2025.
Shades of Rayna vs Rayna Survivors
Shades of Rayna and Rayna Survivors both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Rayna Survivors (2022) is 3 years older than Shades of Rayna (2025). Both sit near 60% positive on Steam (Shades of Rayna: 137 reviews, Rayna Survivors: 15). 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 Rayna Survivors
Choose Rayna Survivors if you want a RPG experience. Rayna Survivors launched in 2022.
Both Shades of Rayna and Rayna Survivors sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (59.1% vs 60% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shades of Rayna |  Rayna Survivors | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 59.1% positive (137 reviews) | 60% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | QuickSave | QuickSave |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Rayna Survivors (2022) is 3 years older than Shades of Rayna (2025).
- Both sit near 60% positive on Steam (Shades of Rayna: 137 reviews, Rayna Survivors: 15).
- Shades of Rayna is free; Rayna Survivors is paid (4.99 USD).
- Rayna Survivors is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Shades of Rayna has no Deck rating yet.
Shades of Rayna vs Rayna Survivors — FAQ
- Should I play Shades of Rayna or Rayna Survivors first?
- If you want chronology, Rayna Survivors (2022) came out before Shades of Rayna (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 Shades of Rayna and Rayna Survivors similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Is Shades of Rayna free?
- Yes — Shades of Rayna is a free-to-play Steam title. Rayna Survivors is paid (4.99 USD).