Should I play Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing or Shadow Man Remastered first?

If you want chronology, Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing (2018) came out before Shadow Man Remastered (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.

Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing vs Shadow Man Remastered

Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing and Shadow Man Remastered both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing (2018) is 3 years older than Shadow Man Remastered (2021). Shadow Man Remastered scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing (82.4% 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 Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing

Choose Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing launched in 2018.

Choose Shadow Man Remastered

Choose Shadow Man Remastered if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shadow Man Remastered launched in 2021.

Both Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing and Shadow Man Remastered sit in Action and Adventure 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.

Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing vs Shadow Man Remastered — Steam metadata comparison
	Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing	Shadow Man Remastered
Released	2018	2021
Genres	Action, Indie, Adventure	Action, Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Verified
Price	Free to play	19.99 USD
Steam reviews	82.4% positive (34 reviews)	94.4% positive (773 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Renegade Sector Games	Nightdive Studios, Acclaim Studios Teesside

Side by side

Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing (2018) is 3 years older than Shadow Man Remastered (2021).
Shadow Man Remastered scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing (82.4% positive).
Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing is free; Shadow Man Remastered is paid (19.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Space Captain McCallery - Episode 1: Crash Landing is Deck Playable, Shadow Man Remastered is Deck Verified.