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Shop Titans vs Travellers Rest

Shop Titans is an RPG simulation game from Kabam Games, Inc. (2020) while Travellers Rest is an RPG simulation game from Isolated Games (2020).

Shop Titans

2020 · Kabam Games, Inc.

6.9GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Mostly Positive

Travellers Rest

2020 · Isolated Games

7.5GamingPickz Score

$13.49

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Shop Titans under RPG and Simulation. In contrast, it files Travellers Rest under RPG and Simulation.

Shop Titans

Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans!

Description from its Steam store page

Travellers Rest

Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Shop TitansTravellers Rest
GamingPickz Score6.9/107.5/10
Steam ratingMostly Positive (78%, 17,969)Very Positive (88%, 18,084)
Critic aggregateNo aggregateNo aggregate
PriceFree$13.49
Install size0.59 GB2 GB
Steam Deckverifiedverified
Released20202020
DeveloperKabam Games, Inc.Isolated Games

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

Shop Titans vs Travellers Rest, 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

    Shop TitansRPG simulation game
    Travellers RestRPG simulation game

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

  2. How it plays

    Shop TitansIdler, Shop Keeper, Medieval
    Travellers RestLife Sim, Pixel Graphics, Management

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

  3. Reception

    Shop TitansScore 6.9 · 78% on Steam
    Travellers RestScore 7.5 · 88% 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

    Shop Titans17,969 reviews · 0.59 GB
    Travellers Rest18,084 reviews · 1 add-on · 2 GB

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

  5. Price

    Shop TitansFree
    Travellers Rest$13.49

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Shop TitansVerified
    Travellers RestVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.

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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.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Travellers Rest (GamingPickz Score 7.5)
  • The cheaper right now: Shop Titans (Free)
  • Lighter on storage: Shop Titans (0.59 GB)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

MedievalCraftingManagementRPGSimulationFantasyResource ManagementCollectathon

Where they differ

Shop Titans is also

IdlerShop KeeperBase-BuildingEconomyTradingCharacter Customization

Travellers Rest is also

Life SimPixel GraphicsFarming SimImmersive SimBuildingSingleplayer

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Shop Titans is relaxed, easy to pick up. Travellers Rest is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Shop TitansTravellers Rest
Minimum GPU1 GB dedicated video card with shader model 4.0+
Minimum CPUSSE2 instruction set support
Minimum RAM2 GB8 GB
Install size0.59 GB2 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Shop Titans · Travellers Rest.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Shop Titans and 1 for Travellers Rest. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Shop Titans and Travellers Rest in scope?

Shop Titans has drawn 17,969 Steam reviews and installs in 0.59 GB. Travellers Rest has drawn 18,084 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 2 GB.

Is Shop Titans or Travellers Rest better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Travellers Rest rates higher (7.5 to 6.9). 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, Shop Titans or Travellers Rest?

Shop Titans is cheaper right now at Free, against $13.49. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

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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