Choose Continent of the Ninth Seal
Choose Continent of the Ninth Seal if you want a Free To Play experience. Continent of the Ninth Seal launched in 2012.
Continent of the Ninth Seal vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Continent of the Ninth Seal and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom 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. Continent of the Ninth Seal (2012) is 11 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both Continent of the Ninth Seal and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom 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
 Continent of the Ninth Seal |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | VALOFE, Webzen | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Continent of the Ninth Seal (2012) is 11 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Continent of the Ninth Seal is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Continent of the Ninth Seal vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Should I play Continent of the Ninth Seal or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, Continent of the Ninth Seal (2012) 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 Continent of the Ninth Seal and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom 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 Continent of the Ninth Seal and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Continent of the Ninth Seal ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom ships Online Co-op, Co-op.