Choose Dark Age Empires
Choose Dark Age Empires if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing.
Dark Age Empires vs Forsaken Shores
Dark Age Empires and Forsaken Shores 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. Both support cooperative play. 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 Forsaken Shores
Choose Forsaken Shores if you want an Early Access experience.
Both Dark Age Empires and Forsaken Shores sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Dark Age Empires |  Forsaken Shores | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Phoenix Studio | Kuldan Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Dark Age Empires vs Forsaken Shores — FAQ
- Are Dark Age Empires and Forsaken Shores 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.
- Do both Dark Age Empires and Forsaken Shores have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Dark Age Empires ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Forsaken Shores ships Online Co-op, Co-op.