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Vikings - Wolves of Midgard vs Shadows: Awakening

Vikings - Wolves of Midgard and Shadows: Awakening 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. Vikings - Wolves of Midgard (2017) is 1 year older than Shadows: Awakening (2018). Shadows: Awakening scores higher on Steam reviews (78.5% positive) than Vikings - Wolves of Midgard (62.7% 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 Vikings - Wolves of Midgard

Choose Vikings - Wolves of Midgard if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Vikings - Wolves of Midgard launched in 2017.

Choose Shadows: Awakening

Choose Shadows: Awakening if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.5% positive across 775 reviews.

Both Vikings - Wolves of Midgard and Shadows: Awakening 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

Vikings - Wolves of Midgard vs Shadows: Awakening — Steam metadata comparison
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard — Steam game coverVikings - Wolves of MidgardShadows: Awakening — Steam game coverShadows: Awakening
Released20172018
GenresAction, RPGAction, RPG
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Playable
Price29.99 USD29.99 USD
Steam reviews62.7% positive (826 reviews)78.5% positive (775 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, Co-opSingle-player only
DevelopersGames FarmGames Farm

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Vikings - Wolves of Midgard vs Shadows: Awakening — FAQ

Which is better, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard or Shadows: Awakening?
On Steam reviews Shadows: Awakening scores higher (78.5% positive) than Vikings - Wolves of Midgard (62.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shadows: Awakening is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Vikings - Wolves of Midgard or Shadows: Awakening first?
If you want chronology, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard (2017) came out before Shadows: Awakening (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 Vikings - Wolves of Midgard and Shadows: Awakening 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 Shadows: Awakening have multiplayer like Vikings - Wolves of Midgard?
No. Vikings - Wolves of Midgard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Shadows: Awakening is listed as single-player only.
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