Choose Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
Choose Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom launched in 2017.
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom vs Tales of Berseria™
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom and Tales of Berseria™ both land in Action, RPG 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 on Steam. Both released in 2017. Tales of Berseria™ scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (63.4% 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 Tales of Berseria™
Choose Tales of Berseria™ if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.9% positive across 6,274 reviews.
Both Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom and Tales of Berseria™ sit in Action and RPG 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
 Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom |  Tales of Berseria™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 63.4% positive (145 reviews) | 91.9% positive (6,274 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Enigami | BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Tales of Berseria™ scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (63.4% positive).
- Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Tales of Berseria™ (9.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is Deck Verified, Tales of Berseria™ is Deck Unsupported.
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom vs Tales of Berseria™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom or Tales of Berseria™?
- On Steam reviews Tales of Berseria™ scores higher (91.9% positive) than Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (63.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Tales of Berseria™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom and Tales of Berseria™ similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG 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 Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom have multiplayer like Tales of Berseria™?
- No. Tales of Berseria™ supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is listed as single-player only.