Choose Secret World Legends
Choose Secret World Legends if you want an Action game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 66.9% positive across 6,679 reviews.
Secret World Legends vs Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG
Secret World Legends and Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG (2016) is 1 year older than Secret World Legends (2017). Secret World Legends scores higher on Steam reviews (66.9% positive) than Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG (63% 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 Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG
Choose Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Casual experience. Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG launched in 2016.
Both Secret World Legends and Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG sit in Adventure, 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
 Secret World Legends |  Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 66.9% positive (6,679 reviews) | 63% positive (594 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Funcom | Playata GmbH |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG (2016) is 1 year older than Secret World Legends (2017).
- Secret World Legends scores higher on Steam reviews (66.9% positive) than Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG (63% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Secret World Legends has co-op; Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG does not.
- Steam Deck: Secret World Legends is Deck Unsupported, Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG is Deck Playable.
Secret World Legends vs Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG — FAQ
- Which is better, Secret World Legends or Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG?
- On Steam reviews Secret World Legends scores higher (66.9% positive) than Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG (63% 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 Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG first?
- If you want chronology, Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG (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 Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.