Choose Red Dead Online
Choose Red Dead Online if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.6% positive across 30,272 reviews.
Red Dead Online vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Red Dead Online and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in Action, Adventure 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 on Steam. Red Dead Online (2020) is 3 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). Red Dead Online scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want a Massively Multiplayer and RPG game with MMO. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both Red Dead Online and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Red Dead Online |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81.6% positive (30,272 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Rockstar Games | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Red Dead Online (2020) is 3 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- Red Dead Online scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Red Dead Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Red Dead Online vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, Red Dead Online or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews Red Dead Online scores higher (81.6% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Red Dead Online is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Red Dead Online or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, Red Dead Online (2020) 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 Red Dead Online and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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 Red Dead Online and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Red Dead Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Red Dead Online run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Red Dead Online is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.