Choose Lost Castle / 失落城堡
Choose Lost Castle / 失落城堡 if you want the Online PvP and Online Co-op side of the pairing. 1,399 Steam reviews back the pick.
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 vs Infected Shelter
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 and Infected Shelter both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Lost Castle / 失落城堡 (2016) is 3 years older than Infected Shelter (2019). Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Lost Castle / 失落城堡: 1,399 reviews, Infected Shelter: 135). 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 Infected Shelter
Choose Infected Shelter if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Infected Shelter launched in 2019.
Both Lost Castle / 失落城堡 and Infected Shelter sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.6% vs 80% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lost Castle / 失落城堡 |  Infected Shelter | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (1,399 reviews) | 80% positive (135 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Hunter Studio | Dark Blue Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Lost Castle / 失落城堡 (2016) is 3 years older than Infected Shelter (2019).
- Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Lost Castle / 失落城堡: 1,399 reviews, Infected Shelter: 135).
- Infected Shelter is free; Lost Castle / 失落城堡 is paid (9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Lost Castle / 失落城堡 is Deck Playable, Infected Shelter is Deck Verified.
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 vs Infected Shelter — FAQ
- Which is better, Lost Castle / 失落城堡 or Infected Shelter?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Lost Castle / 失落城堡 sits at 79.6% positive (1,399 reviews), Infected Shelter at 80% (135). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Lost Castle / 失落城堡 or Infected Shelter first?
- If you want chronology, Lost Castle / 失落城堡 (2016) came out before Infected Shelter (2019). 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 Lost Castle / 失落城堡 and Infected Shelter similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Do both Lost Castle / 失落城堡 and Infected Shelter have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lost Castle / 失落城堡 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Infected Shelter ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Infected Shelter free?
- Yes — Infected Shelter is a free-to-play Steam title. Lost Castle / 失落城堡 is paid (9.99 USD).