Rec Room vs Shakes and Fidget
Rec Room is an action-adventure horror game from Rec Room (2021) while Shakes and Fidget is a mmorpg RPG game from Playa Games GmbH (2016).
What each one is
Steam files Rec Room under Action-Adventure and Horror. In contrast, it files Shakes and Fidget under Mmorpg and RPG.
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
Shakes & Fidget is a hilarious fantasy role-playing satire and at the same time, an award-winning RPG! Sounds crazy? With over 50 million enthusiastic players, it ranks among the most celebrated online role-playing games worldwide!
At a glance
| Rec Room | Shakes and Fidget | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (90%, 83,441) | Very Positive (92%, 36,847) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | Free |
| Install size | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2021 | 2016 |
| Developer | Rec Room | Playa Games GmbH |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Rec Room vs Shakes and Fidget, 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.
Genre and premise
Rec RoomAction-adventure horror gameShakes and FidgetMmorpg RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Rec RoomFree to Play, Funny, Online Co-OpShakes and FidgetFree to Play, RPG, Massively MultiplayerThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Rec RoomScore 8.0 · 90% on SteamShakes and FidgetScore 8.0 · 92% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Rec Room83,441 reviews · 6 GBShakes and Fidget36,847 reviews · 3 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Rec RoomNot listedShakes and FidgetFreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Rec RoomPlayableShakes and FidgetPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 0 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueRec Room and Shakes and Fidget on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
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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- 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
- Lighter on storage: Shakes and Fidget (3 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Rec Room (83,441 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlayMultiplayerFunnyMassively MultiplayerCasualAdventureCharacter CustomizationSingleplayer
Where they differ
VROnline Co-OpFirst-PersonSandboxCo-opSports
RPGStrategyClickerMMORPGFantasyIndie
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Rec Room is relaxed, easy to pick up. Shakes and Fidget is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Rec Room | Shakes and Fidget | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | GTX 970 | DirectX capable GPU |
| Minimum CPU | Intel i5 | x64 with SSE2 support |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | 6 GB | 3 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Rec Room · Shakes and Fidget.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Rec Room and 3 for Shakes and Fidget. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Rec Room and Shakes and Fidget in scope?
Rec Room has drawn 83,441 Steam reviews and installs in 6 GB. Shakes and Fidget has drawn 36,847 Steam reviews and installs in 3 GB.
Is Rec Room or Shakes and Fidget better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Rec Room rates higher (8.0 to 8.0). 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, Rec Room or Shakes and Fidget?
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.
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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.