Choose New World: Aeternum
Choose New World: Aeternum if you want the Subtitle Options, Chat Speech-to-text, and Chat Text-to-speech side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 66.6% positive across 145,758 reviews.
New World: Aeternum vs Throne and Liberty
New World: Aeternum and Throne and Liberty both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. New World: Aeternum (2021) is 3 years older than Throne and Liberty (2024). New World: Aeternum scores higher on Steam reviews (66.6% positive) than Throne and Liberty (62.9% 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 Throne and Liberty
Choose Throne and Liberty if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 32,316 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both New World: Aeternum and Throne and Liberty sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 New World: Aeternum |  Throne and Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 66.6% positive (145,758 reviews) | 62.9% positive (32,316 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Amazon Game Studios | NC, FirstSpark Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- New World: Aeternum (2021) is 3 years older than Throne and Liberty (2024).
- New World: Aeternum scores higher on Steam reviews (66.6% positive) than Throne and Liberty (62.9% positive).
- Throne and Liberty is free; New World: Aeternum is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
New World: Aeternum vs Throne and Liberty — FAQ
- Which is better, New World: Aeternum or Throne and Liberty?
- On Steam reviews New World: Aeternum scores higher (66.6% positive) than Throne and Liberty (62.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, New World: Aeternum is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play New World: Aeternum or Throne and Liberty first?
- If you want chronology, New World: Aeternum (2021) came out before Throne and Liberty (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 New World: Aeternum and Throne and Liberty similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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.
- Do both New World: Aeternum and Throne and Liberty have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: New World: Aeternum ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Throne and Liberty ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Throne and Liberty free?
- Yes — Throne and Liberty is a free-to-play Steam title. New World: Aeternum is paid (Price unknown).