Choose The Shrouded Isle
Choose The Shrouded Isle if you want an Indie experience. The Shrouded Isle launched in 2017.
The Shrouded Isle vs This Is the President
The Shrouded Isle and This Is the President both land in Simulation 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 are Simulation games on Steam. The Shrouded Isle (2017) is 4 years older than This Is the President (2021). The Shrouded Isle scores higher on Steam reviews (66.9% positive) than This Is the President (65.1% 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 This Is the President
Choose This Is the President if you want a Strategy and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. This Is the President launched in 2021.
Both The Shrouded Isle and This Is the President sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (66.9% vs 65.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Shrouded Isle |  This Is the President | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.9% positive (525 reviews) | 65.1% positive (192 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jongwoo Kim, Erica Lahaie, FX Bilodeau, Tanya Short | SuperPAC |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- The Shrouded Isle (2017) is 4 years older than This Is the President (2021).
- The Shrouded Isle scores higher on Steam reviews (66.9% positive) than This Is the President (65.1% positive).
- The Shrouded Isle is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than This Is the President (12.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
The Shrouded Isle vs This Is the President — FAQ
- Which is better, The Shrouded Isle or This Is the President?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Shrouded Isle sits at 66.9% positive (525 reviews), This Is the President at 65.1% (192). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Shrouded Isle or This Is the President first?
- If you want chronology, The Shrouded Isle (2017) came out before This Is the President (2021). 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 The Shrouded Isle and This Is the President similar?
- They overlap on Simulation 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.