Choose Book of Travels
Choose Book of Travels if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 1,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Book of Travels vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Book of Travels and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in Action, Adventure, 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 share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Book of Travels (2021) is 2 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). Both sit near 72% positive on Steam (Book of Travels: 1,169 reviews, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom: 181). 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both Book of Travels and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.2% vs 71.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Book of Travels |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 72.2% positive (1,169 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Might and Delight | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Book of Travels (2021) is 2 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- Both sit near 72% positive on Steam (Book of Travels: 1,169 reviews, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom: 181).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has co-op; Book of Travels does not.
- Book of Travels is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Book of Travels vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, Book of Travels or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Book of Travels sits at 72.2% positive (1,169 reviews), The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom at 71.8% (181). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Book of Travels or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, Book of Travels (2021) came out before The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (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.
- Are Book of Travels and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Does Book of Travels have multiplayer like The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- No. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Book of Travels is listed as single-player only.