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Battlerite vs Shadow Arena

Battlerite is a fighting RPG game from Stunlock Studios (2017) while Shadow Arena is an action-RPG fighting game from Pearl Abyss (2020).

Battlerite

2017 · Stunlock Studios

7.8GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Very Positive

Shadow Arena

2020 · Pearl Abyss

5.2GamingPickz Score

Not listed

Steam: Mixed

What each one is

Steam files Battlerite under Fighting and RPG. In contrast, it files Shadow Arena under Action-RPG and Fighting.

Battlerite

BATTLERITE​ ​is​ ​an​ ​action-packed​ ​team​ ​arena​ ​brawler.​ ​Experience​ ​the​ ​unique​ ​combination​ ​of​ top-down​ ​shooter​ meets​ ​fast-paced​ ​fighting​ ​game and challenge ​friends​ ​and​ foes​ ​in​ ​a​ ​battle​ ​of reaction. The Arena awaits!

Description from its Steam store page

Shadow Arena

Shadow Arena Early Access has ended.​ A heartfelt thank you to all the players​ who walked with us on this journey.​

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

BattleriteShadow Arena
GamingPickz Score7.8/105.2/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (85%, 59,264)Mixed (56%, 5,421)
Critic aggregate85/100No aggregate
PriceFreeNot listed
Install size2.93 GB20 GB
Steam Deckplayableunsupported
Released20172020
DeveloperStunlock StudiosPearl Abyss

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Battlerite vs Shadow Arena, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    BattleriteFighting RPG game
    Shadow ArenaAction-RPG fighting game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    BattleritePvP, MOBA, Competitive
    Shadow ArenaAction, Free to Play, Battle Royale

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    BattleriteScore 7.8 · 85% on Steam · 85 critic
    Shadow ArenaScore 5.2 · 56% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Battlerite59,264 reviews · 4 add-ons · 2.93 GB
    Shadow Arena5,421 reviews · 20 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    BattleriteFree
    Shadow ArenaNot listed

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    BattleritePlayable
    Shadow ArenaUnsupported

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Battlerite takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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2 games have both

01000100PlayersPopularity

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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How positions are decided

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  • Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
  • No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
  • A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
  • Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.

Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Battlerite (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Battlerite (playable)
  • Lighter on storage: Battlerite (2.93 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Battlerite (59,264 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

PvPMultiplayerMOBACompetitiveActionFree to PlayFightingEarly Access

Where they differ

Battlerite is also

Arena ShooterFast-PacedTeam-BasedTop-Downe-sportsDifficult

Shadow Arena is also

Battle RoyaleMassively MultiplayerAction RPGFantasyMMORPGCo-op

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Battlerite is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Shadow Arena is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Battlerite and 0 for Shadow Arena. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Battlerite and Shadow Arena in scope?

Battlerite has drawn 59,264 Steam reviews, ships 4 add-ons and installs in 2.93 GB. Shadow Arena has drawn 5,421 Steam reviews and installs in 20 GB.

Is Battlerite or Shadow Arena better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Battlerite rates higher (7.8 to 5.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Battlerite or Shadow Arena?

One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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