Choose Secret World Legends
Choose Secret World Legends if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 66.9% positive across 6,679 reviews.
Secret World Legends vs Project Genom
Secret World Legends and Project Genom 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. Project Genom (2016) is 1 year older than Secret World Legends (2017). Secret World Legends scores higher on Steam reviews (66.9% positive) than Project Genom (41% 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 Project Genom
Choose Project Genom if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. Project Genom launched in 2016.
Both Secret World Legends and Project Genom sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 Secret World Legends |  Project Genom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 66.9% positive (6,679 reviews) | 41% positive (583 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Funcom | NeuronHaze |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Project Genom (2016) is 1 year older than Secret World Legends (2017).
- Secret World Legends scores higher on Steam reviews (66.9% positive) than Project Genom (41% positive).
- Secret World Legends is free; Project Genom is paid (Price unknown).
- Secret World Legends has co-op; Project Genom does not.
- Secret World Legends is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Project Genom has no Deck rating yet.
Secret World Legends vs Project Genom — FAQ
- Which is better, Secret World Legends or Project Genom?
- On Steam reviews Secret World Legends scores higher (66.9% positive) than Project Genom (41% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Secret World Legends 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 Project Genom first?
- If you want chronology, Project Genom (2016) 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 Project Genom 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.
- Is Secret World Legends free?
- Yes — Secret World Legends is a free-to-play Steam title. Project Genom is paid (Price unknown).