Choose Closers
Choose Closers if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. 2,627 Steam reviews back the pick.
Closers vs Soulworker
Closers and Soulworker 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. Closers (2018) is 3 years older than Soulworker (2021). Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Closers: 2,627 reviews, Soulworker: 4,284). 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 Soulworker
Choose Soulworker if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,284 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Closers and Soulworker sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (70.7% vs 69.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Closers |  Soulworker | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 70.7% positive (2,627 reviews) | 69.9% positive (4,284 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Naddic Games | VALOFE |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Closers (2018) is 3 years older than Soulworker (2021).
- Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Closers: 2,627 reviews, Soulworker: 4,284).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Closers is Deck Unsupported, Soulworker is Deck Playable.
Closers vs Soulworker — FAQ
- Which is better, Closers or Soulworker?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Closers sits at 70.7% positive (2,627 reviews), Soulworker at 69.9% (4,284). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Closers or Soulworker first?
- If you want chronology, Closers (2018) came out before Soulworker (2021). 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 Closers and Soulworker 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 Closers and Soulworker have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Closers ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Soulworker ships Online Co-op, Co-op.