Choose Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Choose Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94% positive across 717 reviews.
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders vs HeXen II
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and HeXen II 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. Both released in 2007. Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders scores higher on Steam reviews (94% positive) than HeXen II (75.9% 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 HeXen II
Choose HeXen II if you want the LAN Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. HeXen II launched in 2007.
Both Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and HeXen II sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders |  HeXen II | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2007 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive (717 reviews) | 75.9% positive (402 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Raven Software | Raven Software |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Both released in 2007.
- Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders scores higher on Steam reviews (94% positive) than HeXen II (75.9% positive).
- HeXen II has co-op; Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders vs HeXen II — FAQ
- Which is better, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders or HeXen II?
- On Steam reviews Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders scores higher (94% positive) than HeXen II (75.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and HeXen II 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.