Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.8% positive across 181 reviews.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom vs Sword Art Online: Integral Factor
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom and Sword Art Online: Integral Factor both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Both released in 2023. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Sword Art Online: Integral Factor (68.1% 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 Sword Art Online: Integral Factor
Choose Sword Art Online: Integral Factor if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,105 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom and Sword Art Online: Integral Factor sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online Co-op, 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
 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom |  Sword Art Online: Integral Factor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) | 68.1% positive (1,105 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | ZeniMax Online Studios | Asobimo, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Sword Art Online: Integral Factor (68.1% positive).
- Sword Art Online: Integral Factor is free; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Sword Art Online: Integral Factor is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom vs Sword Art Online: Integral Factor — FAQ
- Which is better, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom or Sword Art Online: Integral Factor?
- On Steam reviews The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher (71.8% positive) than Sword Art Online: Integral Factor (68.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom and Sword Art Online: Integral Factor similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom and Sword Art Online: Integral Factor have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Sword Art Online: Integral Factor ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Sword Art Online: Integral Factor free?
- Yes — Sword Art Online: Integral Factor is a free-to-play Steam title. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).