Choose Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms
Choose Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms launched in 2014.
Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms vs Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem 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 6 years older than Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (2020). Both sit near 57% positive on Steam (Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms: 142 reviews, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem: 27,679). 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 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Choose Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 27,679 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem sit in Indie and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (57% vs 56.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms |  Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 57% positive (142 reviews) | 56.6% positive (27,679 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Games Farm | WOLCEN Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (2014) is 6 years older than Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (2020).
- Both sit near 57% positive on Steam (Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms: 142 reviews, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem: 27,679).
- Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms has no Deck rating yet.
Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms vs Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem — FAQ
- Which is better, Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms or Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms sits at 57% positive (142 reviews), Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem at 56.6% (27,679). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms or Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem first?
- If you want chronology, Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms (2014) came out before Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (2020). 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 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem 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.