Choose RAID: Shadow Legends
Choose RAID: Shadow Legends if you want a Strategy experience. 1,317 Steam reviews back the pick.
RAID: Shadow Legends vs Helrift
RAID: Shadow Legends and Helrift both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play 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 Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. RAID: Shadow Legends (2024) is 2 years older than Helrift (2026). Both are free to play. 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 Helrift
Choose Helrift if you want an Early Access experience. Helrift launched in 2026.
Both RAID: Shadow Legends and Helrift sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 RAID: Shadow Legends |  Helrift | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 58.8% positive (1,317 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Plarium Global Ltd | Winterburn Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- RAID: Shadow Legends (2024) is 2 years older than Helrift (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- RAID: Shadow Legends is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Helrift has no Deck rating yet.
RAID: Shadow Legends vs Helrift — FAQ
- Should I play RAID: Shadow Legends or Helrift first?
- If you want chronology, RAID: Shadow Legends (2024) came out before Helrift (2026). 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 RAID: Shadow Legends and Helrift similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play 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 RAID: Shadow Legends run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — RAID: Shadow Legends is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Helrift doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.