Choose Ancient Enemy
Choose Ancient Enemy if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Ancient Enemy launched in 2020.
Ancient Enemy vs Shadowhand Solitaire
Ancient Enemy and Shadowhand Solitaire both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Ancient Enemy (2020) is 4 years older than Shadowhand Solitaire (2024). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Ancient Enemy: 337 reviews, Shadowhand Solitaire: 53). 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 Shadowhand Solitaire
Choose Shadowhand Solitaire if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shadowhand Solitaire launched in 2024.
Both Ancient Enemy and Shadowhand Solitaire sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.9% vs 90.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ancient Enemy |  Shadowhand Solitaire | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.24 USD | 13.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (337 reviews) | 90.6% positive (53 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Grey Alien Games | Grey Alien Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Ancient Enemy (2020) is 4 years older than Shadowhand Solitaire (2024).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Ancient Enemy: 337 reviews, Shadowhand Solitaire: 53).
- Ancient Enemy is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Shadowhand Solitaire (4.24 USD vs. 13.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Ancient Enemy vs Shadowhand Solitaire — FAQ
- Should I play Ancient Enemy or Shadowhand Solitaire first?
- If you want chronology, Ancient Enemy (2020) came out before Shadowhand Solitaire (2024). 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 Ancient Enemy and Shadowhand Solitaire similar?
- They overlap on 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.