Choose Temple of Rust
Choose Temple of Rust if you want a RPG and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Temple of Rust launched in 2023.
Temple of Rust vs Shing!
Temple of Rust and Shing! 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. Shing! (2020) is 3 years older than Temple of Rust (2023). Temple of Rust is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Shing! (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 Shing!
Choose Shing! if you want the Steam Leaderboards and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Shing! launched in 2020.
Both Temple of Rust and Shing! sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Temple of Rust |  Shing! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 81.9% positive (105 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | James Mearman | Mass Creation |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Shing! (2020) is 3 years older than Temple of Rust (2023).
- Temple of Rust is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Shing! (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Shing! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Temple of Rust has no Deck rating yet.
Temple of Rust vs Shing! — FAQ
- Should I play Temple of Rust or Shing! first?
- If you want chronology, Shing! (2020) came out before Temple of Rust (2023). 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 Temple of Rust and Shing! 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 Temple of Rust and Shing! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Temple of Rust ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Shing! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.