Choose Perpetuum
Choose Perpetuum if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.5% positive across 555 reviews.
Perpetuum vs Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Perpetuum and Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues both land in 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 Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Perpetuum (2014) is 4 years older than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018). Perpetuum scores higher on Steam reviews (73.5% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% 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 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,323 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Perpetuum and Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues sit in 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
 Perpetuum |  Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 73.5% positive (555 reviews) | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Avatar Creations | Catnip Games |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Perpetuum (2014) is 4 years older than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018).
- Perpetuum scores higher on Steam reviews (73.5% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has co-op; Perpetuum does not.
Perpetuum vs Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues — FAQ
- Which is better, Perpetuum or Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues?
- On Steam reviews Perpetuum scores higher (73.5% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Perpetuum is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Perpetuum or Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues first?
- If you want chronology, Perpetuum (2014) came out before Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018). 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 Perpetuum and Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues similar?
- They overlap on 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.