Choose Mystic Vale
Choose Mystic Vale if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.8% positive across 313 reviews.
Mystic Vale vs Shards of Infinity
Mystic Vale and Shards of Infinity both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Both released in 2019. Mystic Vale scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than Shards of Infinity (85.3% 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 Shards of Infinity
Choose Shards of Infinity if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. Shards of Infinity launched in 2019.
Both Mystic Vale and Shards of Infinity sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Mystic Vale |  Shards of Infinity | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.94 USD | 5.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.8% positive (313 reviews) | 85.3% positive (116 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Nomad Games | Temple Gates Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Both released in 2019.
- Mystic Vale scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than Shards of Infinity (85.3% positive).
- Mystic Vale is currently ~65% cheaper on Steam than Shards of Infinity (1.94 USD vs. 5.59 USD).
- Steam Deck: Mystic Vale is Deck Unsupported, Shards of Infinity is Deck Playable.
Mystic Vale vs Shards of Infinity — FAQ
- Which is better, Mystic Vale or Shards of Infinity?
- On Steam reviews Mystic Vale scores higher (89.8% positive) than Shards of Infinity (85.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Mystic Vale is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Mystic Vale and Shards of Infinity similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.