Which is better, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition or Digimon World: Next Order?

On Steam reviews Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition scores higher (89.5% positive) than Digimon World: Next Order (81.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Should I play Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition or Digimon World: Next Order first?

If you want chronology, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition (2019) came out before Digimon World: Next Order (2023). 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.

Does Digimon World: Next Order have multiplayer like Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition?

No. Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Digimon World: Next Order is listed as single-player only.

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition vs Digimon World: Next Order

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition and Digimon World: Next Order both land in RPG 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 RPG games on Steam. Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition (2019) is 4 years older than Digimon World: Next Order (2023). Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Digimon World: Next Order (81.5% positive). 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 Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition

Choose Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.5% positive across 4,665 reviews.

Choose Digimon World: Next Order

Choose Digimon World: Next Order if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,166 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition and Digimon World: Next Order sit in RPG 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.

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition vs Digimon World: Next Order — Steam metadata comparison
	Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition	Digimon World: Next Order
Released	2019	2023
Genres	RPG	Simulation, RPG
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Deck Verified
Price	49.99 USD	59.99 USD
Steam reviews	89.5% positive (4,665 reviews)	81.5% positive (1,166 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Single-player only
Developers	h.a.n.d., Inc.	HYDE, Inc.

Side by side

Both are RPG games on Steam.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition (2019) is 4 years older than Digimon World: Next Order (2023).
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Digimon World: Next Order (81.5% positive).
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Digimon World: Next Order (49.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition is Deck Unsupported, Digimon World: Next Order is Deck Verified.