Choose Persist Online
Choose Persist Online if you want an Adventure and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Persist Online vs PIONER
Persist Online and PIONER both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Persist Online is free; PIONER is paid (22.49 USD). 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 PIONER
Choose PIONER if you want an Early Access experience. 1,152 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Persist Online and PIONER sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG 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
 Persist Online |  PIONER | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 22.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 70.6% positive (1,152 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | CipSoft GmbH | GFAGAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Persist Online is free; PIONER is paid (22.49 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- PIONER is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Persist Online has no Deck rating yet.
Persist Online vs PIONER — FAQ
- Are Persist Online and PIONER similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Persist Online and PIONER have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Persist Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op; PIONER ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Persist Online free?
- Yes — Persist Online is a free-to-play Steam title. PIONER is paid (22.49 USD).