Choose Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
Choose Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.6% positive across 242 reviews.
Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China vs World of Warplanes
Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China and World of Warplanes both land in Action, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (2017) is 5 years older than World of Warplanes (2022). Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than World of Warplanes (71% 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 World of Warplanes
Choose World of Warplanes if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play game with MMO, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,436 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China and World of Warplanes sit in Action and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China |  World of Warplanes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 73.6% positive (242 reviews) | 71% positive (2,436 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | ACE MADDOX | Wargaming Group Limited |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Simulation on Steam.
- Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (2017) is 5 years older than World of Warplanes (2022).
- Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China scores higher on Steam reviews (73.6% positive) than World of Warplanes (71% positive).
- World of Warplanes is free; Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China is paid (14.99 USD).
- World of Warplanes has co-op; Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China does not.
- World of Warplanes is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China has no Deck rating yet.
Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China vs World of Warplanes — FAQ
- Which is better, Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China or World of Warplanes?
- On Steam reviews Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China scores higher (73.6% positive) than World of Warplanes (71% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China or World of Warplanes first?
- If you want chronology, Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (2017) came out before World of Warplanes (2022). 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 Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China and World of Warplanes similar?
- They overlap on Action, Simulation 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.
- Is World of Warplanes free?
- Yes — World of Warplanes is a free-to-play Steam title. Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China is paid (14.99 USD).