Choose Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms
Choose Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms launched in 2014.
Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms vs Victor Vran ARPG
Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and Victor Vran ARPG 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. Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (2014) is 1 year older than Victor Vran ARPG (2015). Victor Vran ARPG scores higher on Steam reviews (84.8% positive) than Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (57% 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 Victor Vran ARPG
Choose Victor Vran ARPG if you want an Action and Adventure game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.8% positive across 1,539 reviews.
Both Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and Victor Vran ARPG sit in Indie 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
 Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms |  Victor Vran ARPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 57% positive (142 reviews) | 84.8% positive (1,539 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Games Farm | Haemimont Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (2014) is 1 year older than Victor Vran ARPG (2015).
- Victor Vran ARPG scores higher on Steam reviews (84.8% positive) than Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (57% positive).
- Victor Vran ARPG is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Victor Vran ARPG has co-op; Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms does not.
- Victor Vran ARPG is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms has no Deck rating yet.
Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms vs Victor Vran ARPG — FAQ
- Which is better, Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms or Victor Vran ARPG?
- On Steam reviews Victor Vran ARPG scores higher (84.8% positive) than Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (57% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Victor Vran ARPG is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms or Victor Vran ARPG first?
- If you want chronology, Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (2014) came out before Victor Vran ARPG (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 Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and Victor Vran ARPG 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 Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms have multiplayer like Victor Vran ARPG?
- No. Victor Vran ARPG supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Shared/Split Screen Co-op), while Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms is listed as single-player only.