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Those Who Rule vs The Shaman Diary

Those Who Rule and The Shaman Diary both land in Indie, 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, RPG on Steam. Those Who Rule is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Shaman Diary 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 Those Who Rule

Choose Those Who Rule if you want a Strategy game with Camera Comfort, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Those Who Rule launched in 2025.

Choose The Shaman Diary

Choose The Shaman Diary if you want the Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing.

Both Those Who Rule and The Shaman Diary sit in Indie and RPG on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls and Adjustable Difficulty, 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

Those Who Rule vs The Shaman Diary — Steam metadata comparison
Those Who Rule — Steam game coverThose Who RuleThe Shaman Diary — Steam game coverThe Shaman Diary
Released2025—
GenresStrategy, Indie, RPGIndie, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows, Linux
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price17.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews90% positive (777 reviews)—
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersEldin TuruljaGregory Creupelandt

Side by side

Those Who Rule vs The Shaman Diary — FAQ

Are Those Who Rule and The Shaman Diary similar?
They overlap on Indie, 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 Those Who Rule run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Those Who Rule is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Shaman Diary doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
Those Who Rule vs The Shaman Diary — Verdict (2026) · imho.run