Choose GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Choose GemCraft - Chasing Shadows if you want an Action experience. 2,576 Steam reviews back the pick.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows vs GemCraft - Legacy Collection
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows and GemCraft - Legacy Collection 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 11 years older than GemCraft - Legacy Collection (2026). GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; GemCraft - Legacy Collection has no Deck rating yet. 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 GemCraft - Legacy Collection
Choose GemCraft - Legacy Collection if you want a Casual game with Playable without Timed Input and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. GemCraft - Legacy Collection launched in 2026.
Both GemCraft - Chasing Shadows and GemCraft - Legacy Collection 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 |  GemCraft - Legacy Collection | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (2,576 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Game in a Bottle | Game in a Bottle |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015) is 11 years older than GemCraft - Legacy Collection (2026).
- GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; GemCraft - Legacy Collection has no Deck rating yet.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows vs GemCraft - Legacy Collection — FAQ
- Should I play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows or GemCraft - Legacy Collection first?
- If you want chronology, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015) came out before GemCraft - Legacy Collection (2026). 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 GemCraft - Legacy Collection 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.
- Does GemCraft - Chasing Shadows run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is rated Deck Playable by Valve. GemCraft - Legacy Collection doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.