Choose Airships: Conquer the Skies
Choose Airships: Conquer the Skies if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. 4,738 Steam reviews back the pick.
Airships: Conquer the Skies vs Shrot
Airships: Conquer the Skies and Shrot both land in Action, 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) is 6 years older than Shrot (2024). Airships: Conquer the Skies scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than Shrot (95.2% 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 Shrot
Choose Shrot if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 72% cheaper on the Steam Store. Shrot launched in 2024.
Both Airships: Conquer the Skies and Shrot sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.5% vs 95.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Airships: Conquer the Skies |  Shrot | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (4,738 reviews) | 95.2% positive (63 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | David Stark | Spytihněv |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) is 6 years older than Shrot (2024).
- Airships: Conquer the Skies scores higher on Steam reviews (96.5% positive) than Shrot (95.2% positive).
- Shrot is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than Airships: Conquer the Skies (6.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Airships: Conquer the Skies vs Shrot — FAQ
- Should I play Airships: Conquer the Skies or Shrot first?
- If you want chronology, Airships: Conquer the Skies (2018) came out before Shrot (2024). 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 Airships: Conquer the Skies and Shrot similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Airships: Conquer the Skies and Shrot have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Airships: Conquer the Skies ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Shrot ships LAN Co-op, Co-op.