Choose The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Choose The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and RPG game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Only. 5,685 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners vs Monsters In The Shadows
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners and Monsters In The 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. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) is 2 years older than Monsters In The Shadows (2022). Monsters In The Shadows is free; The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is paid (19.99 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 Monsters In The Shadows
Choose Monsters In The Shadows if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Monsters In The Shadows launched in 2022.
Both The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners and Monsters In The 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
 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners |  Monsters In The Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive (5,685 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Skydance Interactive | Phancy Dragon |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) is 2 years older than Monsters In The Shadows (2022).
- Monsters In The Shadows is free; The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is paid (19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is Deck Unsupported, Monsters In The Shadows is Deck Playable.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners vs Monsters In The Shadows — FAQ
- Should I play The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners or Monsters In The Shadows first?
- If you want chronology, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) came out before Monsters In The Shadows (2022). 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 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners and Monsters In The 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.
- Is Monsters In The Shadows free?
- Yes — Monsters In The Shadows is a free-to-play Steam title. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is paid (19.99 USD).