Choose Numen: Contest of Heroes
Choose Numen: Contest of Heroes if it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Numen: Contest of Heroes launched in 2010.
Numen: Contest of Heroes vs Twelves:Shadow
Numen: Contest of Heroes and Twelves:Shadow both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Numen: Contest of Heroes (2010) is 15 years older than Twelves:Shadow (2025). Numen: Contest of Heroes is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Twelves:Shadow (7.99 USD vs. 12.99 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 Twelves:Shadow
Choose Twelves:Shadow if you want an Action and Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Twelves:Shadow launched in 2025.
Both Numen: Contest of Heroes and Twelves:Shadow sit in 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
 Numen: Contest of Heroes |  Twelves:Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2025 |
| Genres | RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 46% positive (100 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | CINEMAX GAMES | JuLu Studio |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Numen: Contest of Heroes (2010) is 15 years older than Twelves:Shadow (2025).
- Numen: Contest of Heroes is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Twelves:Shadow (7.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Twelves:Shadow is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Numen: Contest of Heroes has no Deck rating yet.
Numen: Contest of Heroes vs Twelves:Shadow — FAQ
- Should I play Numen: Contest of Heroes or Twelves:Shadow first?
- If you want chronology, Numen: Contest of Heroes (2010) came out before Twelves:Shadow (2025). 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 Numen: Contest of Heroes and Twelves:Shadow similar?
- They overlap on 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.