Choose Ethereal Rift
Choose Ethereal Rift if you want a Free To Play game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Ethereal Rift launched in 2023.
Ethereal Rift vs Karnage: The Legend Grows
Ethereal Rift and Karnage: The Legend Grows both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, RPG on Steam. Ethereal Rift (2023) is 3 years older than Karnage: The Legend Grows (2026). Ethereal Rift is free; Karnage: The Legend Grows is paid (Price unknown). 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 Karnage: The Legend Grows
Choose Karnage: The Legend Grows if you want the Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Karnage: The Legend Grows launched in 2026.
Both Ethereal Rift and Karnage: The Legend Grows sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam, 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
 Ethereal Rift |  Karnage: The Legend Grows | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jack Vanderkolk | Land's End Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Ethereal Rift (2023) is 3 years older than Karnage: The Legend Grows (2026).
- Ethereal Rift is free; Karnage: The Legend Grows is paid (Price unknown).
- Ethereal Rift has co-op; Karnage: The Legend Grows does not.
- Ethereal Rift is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Karnage: The Legend Grows has no Deck rating yet.
Ethereal Rift vs Karnage: The Legend Grows — FAQ
- Should I play Ethereal Rift or Karnage: The Legend Grows first?
- If you want chronology, Ethereal Rift (2023) came out before Karnage: The Legend Grows (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 Ethereal Rift and Karnage: The Legend Grows similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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 Karnage: The Legend Grows have multiplayer like Ethereal Rift?
- No. Ethereal Rift supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Karnage: The Legend Grows is listed as single-player only.
- Is Ethereal Rift free?
- Yes — Ethereal Rift is a free-to-play Steam title. Karnage: The Legend Grows is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Ethereal Rift run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ethereal Rift is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Karnage: The Legend Grows doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.