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Also Illuminati and Conspiracy, like Secret World Legends.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- 2015
Games like Secret World Legends
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Same atmospheric mood as Secret World Legends.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
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Neverwinter
Why this: Same immersive mood as Secret World Legends.
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Why this: Same dark mood as Secret World Legends.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Funcom
- Price: Free to play
- 67% of 6,679 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
- Metacritic 76
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Brutally difficult riddles and puzzles
- Conspiracy themed lore where every myth is true
- Investigation quests require real world knowledge
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Immersive
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SILENT HILL 2
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Secret World Legends.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Secret World Legends.
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Conan Exiles
Why this: Same dark mood as Secret World Legends.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Secret World Legends.
The Longest Journey
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Secret World Legends.
Hide and Shriek
Why this: Same mysterious mood as Secret World Legends.
Anarchy Online
Why this: Same immersive mood as Secret World Legends.
About Secret World Legends
The closest matches to Secret World Legends: The Black Watchmen, RIFT, The Elder Scrolls® Online, Neverwinter, and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Secret World Legends is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Black Watchmen, RIFT and The Elder Scrolls® Online — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its cooldown based combat and elite dungeons. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Secret World Legends is a 2017 free-to-play action RPG developed by Funcom, set in a modern world where ancient myths, secret societies, and conspiracies collide. Players explore a dark, interconnected storyline spanning locations from contemporary Tokyo to ancient Egypt, facing a supernatural threat tied to myths from every culture. The game distinguishes itself through a classless progression system where players build their own archetype using ability wheel progression, combined with deeply challenging investigation quests that require real-world knowledge and lateral thinking to solve. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric world-building and immersive conspiracy-themed lore. The game features MMO co-op, elite dungeons, and a society faction system that shapes progression and equipment. It holds a 67% positive rating from over 6,600 Steam reviews and does not support Steam Deck play.
About Secret World Legends: Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.
Is Secret World Legends worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 67% of 6,679 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 97 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 38 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Brutally difficult riddles and puzzles
- Conspiracy themed lore where every myth is true
- Investigation quests require real world knowledge
- No classes or levelsbuild your own archetype
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game is good and you can get to end game level if you really want to without having to buy anything within a reasonable time frame. However, this game is not complete and won't be complete. Funcom seems to have completely abandoned…”
“This game was so much better before Legends. As of now the game crashes every ten min or so , NPC's and enemies don't load in yet are still able to attack you , audio cuts out often , and over priced microtransactions. Man , i hate that…”
People who play it also play: The Black Watchmen, RIFT, The Elder Scrolls® Online
Frequently asked about Secret World Legends
Can I run it?
Does Secret World Legends work on Steam Deck?
Secret World Legends is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is Secret World Legends free to play?
Yes — Secret World Legends is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Secret World Legends have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Secret World Legends supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Secret World Legends?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Secret World Legends are The Black Watchmen, RIFT, The Elder Scrolls® Online.
Who developed Secret World Legends?
Secret World Legends was developed by Funcom.