Choose Festival
Choose Festival if you want an Action, Strategy, and Simulation game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Festival vs Shadows Over Loathing
Festival and Shadows Over Loathing both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Festival has co-op; Shadows Over Loathing does not. Shadows Over Loathing is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Festival has no Deck rating yet. 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 Shadows Over Loathing
Choose Shadows Over Loathing if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,852 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Festival and Shadows Over Loathing sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, 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
 Festival |  Shadows Over Loathing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 22.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 95.9% positive (2,852 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Billy Laurain | Asymmetric |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Festival has co-op; Shadows Over Loathing does not.
- Shadows Over Loathing is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Festival has no Deck rating yet.
Festival vs Shadows Over Loathing — FAQ
- Are Festival and Shadows Over Loathing similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Does Shadows Over Loathing have multiplayer like Festival?
- No. Festival supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Shadows Over Loathing is listed as single-player only.