Choose GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Choose GemCraft - Chasing Shadows if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.3% positive across 2,576 reviews.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows vs Nordhold
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows and Nordhold both land in Strategy, Indie 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015) is 10 years older than Nordhold (2025). GemCraft - Chasing Shadows scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Nordhold (85.8% 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 Nordhold
Choose Nordhold if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,392 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both GemCraft - Chasing Shadows and Nordhold sit in Strategy and Indie 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
 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows |  Nordhold | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (2,576 reviews) | 85.8% positive (1,392 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Game in a Bottle | StunForge |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015) is 10 years older than Nordhold (2025).
- GemCraft - Chasing Shadows scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Nordhold (85.8% positive).
- GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Nordhold (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows vs Nordhold — FAQ
- Which is better, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows or Nordhold?
- On Steam reviews GemCraft - Chasing Shadows scores higher (95.3% positive) than Nordhold (85.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows or Nordhold first?
- If you want chronology, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015) came out before Nordhold (2025). 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 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows and Nordhold similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.