Choose Fault: Elder Orb
Choose Fault: Elder Orb if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,163 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fault: Elder Orb vs Paragon: The Overprime
Fault: Elder Orb and Paragon: The Overprime both land in Action, Strategy, Free To Play 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, Strategy, Free To Play on Steam. Fault: Elder Orb (2020) is 2 years older than Paragon: The Overprime (2022). Both sit near 63% positive on Steam (Fault: Elder Orb: 2,163 reviews, Paragon: The Overprime: 4,394). 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 Paragon: The Overprime
Choose Paragon: The Overprime if you want a Sports game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,394 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Fault: Elder Orb and Paragon: The Overprime sit in Action, Strategy, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (62.7% vs 62.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fault: Elder Orb |  Paragon: The Overprime | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Sports, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 62.7% positive (2,163 reviews) | 62.7% positive (4,394 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Strange Matter Studios | Netmarble F&C Team SoulEve |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Fault: Elder Orb (2020) is 2 years older than Paragon: The Overprime (2022).
- Both sit near 63% positive on Steam (Fault: Elder Orb: 2,163 reviews, Paragon: The Overprime: 4,394).
- Paragon: The Overprime is free; Fault: Elder Orb is paid (Price unknown).
- Paragon: The Overprime has co-op; Fault: Elder Orb does not.
- Paragon: The Overprime is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Fault: Elder Orb has no Deck rating yet.
Fault: Elder Orb vs Paragon: The Overprime — FAQ
- Which is better, Fault: Elder Orb or Paragon: The Overprime?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Fault: Elder Orb sits at 62.7% positive (2,163 reviews), Paragon: The Overprime at 62.7% (4,394). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Fault: Elder Orb or Paragon: The Overprime first?
- If you want chronology, Fault: Elder Orb (2020) came out before Paragon: The Overprime (2022). 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 Fault: Elder Orb and Paragon: The Overprime similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Free To Play 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.
- Is Paragon: The Overprime free?
- Yes — Paragon: The Overprime is a free-to-play Steam title. Fault: Elder Orb is paid (Price unknown).