Choose Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Choose Anomaly: Warzone Earth if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 84% cheaper on the Steam Store. Anomaly: Warzone Earth launched in 2011.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth vs GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Anomaly: Warzone Earth and GemCraft - Chasing Shadows both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Anomaly: Warzone Earth (2011) is 4 years older than GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015). GemCraft - Chasing Shadows scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Anomaly: Warzone Earth (82.2% 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 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Choose GemCraft - Chasing Shadows if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.3% positive across 2,576 reviews.
Both Anomaly: Warzone Earth and GemCraft - Chasing Shadows sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie 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
 Anomaly: Warzone Earth |  GemCraft - Chasing Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.59 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.2% positive (561 reviews) | 95.3% positive (2,576 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 11 bit studios | Game in a Bottle |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth (2011) is 4 years older than GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015).
- GemCraft - Chasing Shadows scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Anomaly: Warzone Earth (82.2% positive).
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth is currently ~84% cheaper on Steam than GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (1.59 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Anomaly: Warzone Earth is Deck Unsupported, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is Deck Playable.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth vs GemCraft - Chasing Shadows — FAQ
- Which is better, Anomaly: Warzone Earth or GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?
- On Steam reviews GemCraft - Chasing Shadows scores higher (95.3% positive) than Anomaly: Warzone Earth (82.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Anomaly: Warzone Earth or GemCraft - Chasing Shadows first?
- If you want chronology, Anomaly: Warzone Earth (2011) came out before GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (2015). 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 Anomaly: Warzone Earth and GemCraft - Chasing Shadows similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.