Choose Shakes and Fidget
Choose Shakes and Fidget if you want an Indie and Adventure game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.1% positive across 6,425 reviews.
Shakes and Fidget vs Shop Heroes
Shakes and Fidget and Shop Heroes both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Both released in 2016. Shakes and Fidget scores higher on Steam reviews (84.1% positive) than Shop Heroes (63.6% 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 Shop Heroes
Choose Shop Heroes if you want a Simulation game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,202 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Shakes and Fidget and Shop Heroes sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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 |  Shop Heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 84.1% positive (6,425 reviews) | 63.6% positive (1,202 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Playa Games GmbH | Cloudcade, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2016.
- Shakes and Fidget scores higher on Steam reviews (84.1% positive) than Shop Heroes (63.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Shop Heroes has co-op; Shakes and Fidget does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Shakes and Fidget vs Shop Heroes — FAQ
- Which is better, Shakes and Fidget or Shop Heroes?
- On Steam reviews Shakes and Fidget scores higher (84.1% positive) than Shop Heroes (63.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shakes and Fidget is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Shakes and Fidget and Shop Heroes similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.