Choose Guild Wars 2®
Choose Guild Wars 2® if you want an Adventure experience. 17,646 Steam reviews back the pick.
Guild Wars 2® vs Dreams Stories Online
Guild Wars 2® and Dreams Stories Online both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, 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 Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Guild Wars 2® (2022) is 4 years older than Dreams Stories Online (2026). Guild Wars 2® scores higher on Steam reviews (88.5% positive) than Dreams Stories Online (46.7% 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 Dreams Stories Online
Choose Dreams Stories Online if you want an Action and Indie game with Save Anytime. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Dreams Stories Online launched in 2026.
Both Guild Wars 2® and Dreams Stories Online sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play 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
 Guild Wars 2® |  Dreams Stories Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.5% positive (17,646 reviews) | 46.7% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | ArenaNet® | Donovan Sousa |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Guild Wars 2® (2022) is 4 years older than Dreams Stories Online (2026).
- Guild Wars 2® scores higher on Steam reviews (88.5% positive) than Dreams Stories Online (46.7% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Guild Wars 2® is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Dreams Stories Online has no Deck rating yet.
Guild Wars 2® vs Dreams Stories Online — FAQ
- Should I play Guild Wars 2® or Dreams Stories Online first?
- If you want chronology, Guild Wars 2® (2022) came out before Dreams Stories Online (2026). 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 Guild Wars 2® and Dreams Stories Online similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG, 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.
- Do both Guild Wars 2® and Dreams Stories Online have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Guild Wars 2® ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Dreams Stories Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Guild Wars 2® run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Guild Wars 2® is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Dreams Stories Online doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.