Which is better, Secret World Legends or The Black Watchmen?

On Steam reviews The Black Watchmen scores higher (87.1% positive) than Secret World Legends (66.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Black Watchmen is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Should I play Secret World Legends or The Black Watchmen first?

If you want chronology, The Black Watchmen (2015) came out before Secret World Legends (2017). 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 Secret World Legends and The Black Watchmen similar?

They overlap on 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.

Does The Black Watchmen have multiplayer like Secret World Legends?

No. Secret World Legends supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while The Black Watchmen is listed as single-player only.

Is Secret World Legends free?

Yes — Secret World Legends is a free-to-play Steam title. The Black Watchmen is paid (9.99 USD).

Secret World Legends vs The Black Watchmen

Secret World Legends and The Black Watchmen both land in 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 Adventure, RPG on Steam. The Black Watchmen (2015) is 2 years older than Secret World Legends (2017). The Black Watchmen scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Secret World Legends (66.9% positive). 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 Secret World Legends

Choose Secret World Legends if you want an Action, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play game with Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 6,679 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose The Black Watchmen

Choose The Black Watchmen if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.1% positive across 442 reviews.

Both Secret World Legends and The Black Watchmen sit in Adventure 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.

Secret World Legends vs The Black Watchmen — Steam metadata comparison
	Secret World Legends	The Black Watchmen
Released	2017	2015
Genres	Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play	Indie, Adventure, RPG
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Unrated
Price	Free to play	9.99 USD
Steam reviews	66.9% positive (6,679 reviews)	87.1% positive (442 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op	Single-player only
Developers	Funcom	Alice & Smith

Side by side

Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
The Black Watchmen (2015) is 2 years older than Secret World Legends (2017).
The Black Watchmen scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Secret World Legends (66.9% positive).
Secret World Legends is free; The Black Watchmen is paid (9.99 USD).
Secret World Legends has co-op; The Black Watchmen does not.
Secret World Legends is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Black Watchmen has no Deck rating yet.