Choose Skara - The Blade Remains
Choose Skara - The Blade Remains if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. Skara - The Blade Remains launched in 2014.
Skara - The Blade Remains vs Shadow Arena
Skara - The Blade Remains and Shadow Arena both land in Action, 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 Action, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Skara - The Blade Remains (2014) is 6 years older than Shadow Arena (2020). Skara - The Blade Remains scores higher on Steam reviews (61.1% positive) than Shadow Arena (49.1% 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 Arena
Choose Shadow Arena if you want a Strategy and Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shadow Arena launched in 2020.
Both Skara - The Blade Remains and Shadow Arena sit in Action, RPG, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, 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
 Skara - The Blade Remains |  Shadow Arena | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 61.1% positive (36 reviews) | 49.1% positive (55 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Atomic Kraken | Pearl Abyss |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Skara - The Blade Remains (2014) is 6 years older than Shadow Arena (2020).
- Skara - The Blade Remains scores higher on Steam reviews (61.1% positive) than Shadow Arena (49.1% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Shadow Arena is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Skara - The Blade Remains has no Deck rating yet.
Skara - The Blade Remains vs Shadow Arena — FAQ
- Should I play Skara - The Blade Remains or Shadow Arena first?
- If you want chronology, Skara - The Blade Remains (2014) came out before Shadow Arena (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 Skara - The Blade Remains and Shadow Arena similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Skara - The Blade Remains and Shadow Arena have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Skara - The Blade Remains ships Co-op; Shadow Arena ships Online Co-op, Co-op.