Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,369 Steam reviews back the pick.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® vs Shadow Blade: Reload
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and Shadow Blade: Reload both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 1 year older than Shadow Blade: Reload (2015). Shadow Blade: Reload scores higher on Steam reviews (86.5% positive) than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (83.6% positive). 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 Shadow Blade: Reload
Choose Shadow Blade: Reload if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Shadow Blade: Reload launched in 2015.
Both STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and Shadow Blade: Reload sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® |  Shadow Blade: Reload | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.6% positive (1,369 reviews) | 86.5% positive (89 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Double Helix Games, Capcom | Dead Mage |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 1 year older than Shadow Blade: Reload (2015).
- Shadow Blade: Reload scores higher on Steam reviews (86.5% positive) than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (83.6% positive).
- Shadow Blade: Reload is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Shadow Blade: Reload has no Deck rating yet.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® vs Shadow Blade: Reload — FAQ
- Should I play STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® or Shadow Blade: Reload first?
- If you want chronology, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) came out before Shadow Blade: Reload (2015). 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 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and Shadow Blade: Reload similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Shadow Blade: Reload doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.