Choose Stash
Choose Stash if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 68.6% positive across 574 reviews.
Stash vs Shop Heroes
Stash and Shop Heroes both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, 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 Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Shop Heroes (2016) is 1 year older than Stash (2017). Stash scores higher on Steam reviews (68.6% 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 Strategy, Simulation, and Casual experience. 1,202 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Stash and Shop Heroes sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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
 Stash |  Shop Heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 68.6% positive (574 reviews) | 63.6% positive (1,202 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Frogdice | Cloudcade, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Shop Heroes (2016) is 1 year older than Stash (2017).
- Stash scores higher on Steam reviews (68.6% positive) than Shop Heroes (63.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Shop Heroes is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Stash has no Deck rating yet.
Stash vs Shop Heroes — FAQ
- Which is better, Stash or Shop Heroes?
- On Steam reviews Stash scores higher (68.6% positive) than Shop Heroes (63.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Stash is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Stash or Shop Heroes first?
- If you want chronology, Shop Heroes (2016) came out before Stash (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 Stash and Shop Heroes similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG, 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.
- Do both Stash and Shop Heroes have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Stash ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Shop Heroes ships Online Co-op, Co-op.