Choose Labyrinth
Choose Labyrinth if you want a RPG game with Steam Turn Notifications. Labyrinth launched in 2016.
Labyrinth vs Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy
Labyrinth and Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy both land in Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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 Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Labyrinth (2016) is 1 year older than Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy (2017). Both sit near 68% positive on Steam (Labyrinth: 50 reviews, Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy: 931). 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 Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy
Choose Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy if you want an Action game with PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy launched in 2017.
Both Labyrinth and Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy sit in Strategy, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (68% vs 68.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Labyrinth |  Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (50 reviews) | 68.5% positive (931 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Free Range Games | Bazooka Tango |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Labyrinth (2016) is 1 year older than Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy (2017).
- Both sit near 68% positive on Steam (Labyrinth: 50 reviews, Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy: 931).
- Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy is free; Labyrinth is paid (Price unknown).
- Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Labyrinth has no Deck rating yet.
Labyrinth vs Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy — FAQ
- Should I play Labyrinth or Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy first?
- If you want chronology, Labyrinth (2016) came out before Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy (2017). 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 Labyrinth and Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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 Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy free?
- Yes — Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy is a free-to-play Steam title. Labyrinth is paid (Price unknown).