Choose Shakes and Fidget
Choose Shakes and Fidget if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 6,425 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shakes and Fidget vs Scapewatch: Idle MMO
Shakes and Fidget and Scapewatch: Idle MMO both land in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Shakes and Fidget (2016) is 10 years older than Scapewatch: Idle MMO (2026). Shakes and Fidget is free; Scapewatch: Idle MMO is paid (Price unknown). 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 Scapewatch: Idle MMO
Choose Scapewatch: Idle MMO if you want the Online Co-op, Adjustable Text Size, and Subtitle Options side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Scapewatch: Idle MMO launched in 2026.
Both Shakes and Fidget and Scapewatch: Idle MMO sit in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Camera Comfort, 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
 Shakes and Fidget |  Scapewatch: Idle MMO | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 84.1% positive (6,425 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Playa Games GmbH | Puzzle Drop Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Shakes and Fidget (2016) is 10 years older than Scapewatch: Idle MMO (2026).
- Shakes and Fidget is free; Scapewatch: Idle MMO is paid (Price unknown).
- Scapewatch: Idle MMO has co-op; Shakes and Fidget does not.
- Shakes and Fidget is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Scapewatch: Idle MMO has no Deck rating yet.
Shakes and Fidget vs Scapewatch: Idle MMO — FAQ
- Should I play Shakes and Fidget or Scapewatch: Idle MMO first?
- If you want chronology, Shakes and Fidget (2016) came out before Scapewatch: Idle MMO (2026). 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 Shakes and Fidget and Scapewatch: Idle MMO similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Massively Multiplayer, 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.
- Is Shakes and Fidget free?
- Yes — Shakes and Fidget is a free-to-play Steam title. Scapewatch: Idle MMO is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Shakes and Fidget run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shakes and Fidget is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Scapewatch: Idle MMO doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.