Choose Shadows: Awakening
Choose Shadows: Awakening if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Shadows: Awakening launched in 2018.
Shadows: Awakening vs Firefly Trials
Shadows: Awakening and Firefly Trials both land in Action, 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 Action, RPG on Steam. Firefly Trials is free; Shadows: Awakening is paid (29.99 USD). Firefly Trials has co-op; Shadows: Awakening does not. 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 Firefly Trials
Choose Firefly Trials if you want a Free To Play game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Both Shadows: Awakening and Firefly Trials sit in Action and RPG on Steam, 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
 Shadows: Awakening |  Firefly Trials | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | — |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 78.5% positive (775 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Games Farm | Team Mochi |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Firefly Trials is free; Shadows: Awakening is paid (29.99 USD).
- Firefly Trials has co-op; Shadows: Awakening does not.
- Shadows: Awakening is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Firefly Trials has no Deck rating yet.
Shadows: Awakening vs Firefly Trials — FAQ
- Are Shadows: Awakening and Firefly Trials similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Shadows: Awakening have multiplayer like Firefly Trials?
- No. Firefly Trials supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Shadows: Awakening is listed as single-player only.
- Is Firefly Trials free?
- Yes — Firefly Trials is a free-to-play Steam title. Shadows: Awakening is paid (29.99 USD).
- Does Shadows: Awakening run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shadows: Awakening is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Firefly Trials doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.