Choose Reverse Crawl
Choose Reverse Crawl if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.3% positive across 338 reviews.
Reverse Crawl vs Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North
Reverse Crawl and Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North both land in Action, Strategy, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Reverse Crawl (2015) is 3 years older than Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North (2018). Reverse Crawl scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North (75% 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 Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North
Choose Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North launched in 2018.
Both Reverse Crawl and Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North sit in Action, Strategy, and Adventure 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
 Reverse Crawl |  Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (338 reviews) | 75% positive (136 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nerdook Productions | Wave Light Games Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- Reverse Crawl (2015) is 3 years older than Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North (2018).
- Reverse Crawl scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North (75% positive).
- Reverse Crawl is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North (5.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Reverse Crawl vs Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North — FAQ
- Which is better, Reverse Crawl or Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North?
- On Steam reviews Reverse Crawl scores higher (89.3% positive) than Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North (75% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Reverse Crawl is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Reverse Crawl or Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North first?
- If you want chronology, Reverse Crawl (2015) came out before Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North (2018). 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 Reverse Crawl and Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Adventure 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.