Choose Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
Choose Magisterium: Fantasy Craft if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's currently about 73% cheaper on the Steam Store. Magisterium: Fantasy Craft launched in 2023.
Magisterium: Fantasy Craft vs Grounded 2
Magisterium: Fantasy Craft and Grounded 2 both land in Action, Adventure, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Magisterium: Fantasy Craft (2023) is 2 years older than Grounded 2 (2025). Grounded 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (86.1% positive) than Magisterium: Fantasy Craft (69.3% 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 Grounded 2
Choose Grounded 2 if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.1% positive across 10,910 reviews.
Both Magisterium: Fantasy Craft and Grounded 2 sit in Action, Adventure, and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft |  Grounded 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 8.24 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.3% positive (153 reviews) | 86.1% positive (10,910 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | The Spiteful Games | Obsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montréal |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Early Access on Steam.
- Magisterium: Fantasy Craft (2023) is 2 years older than Grounded 2 (2025).
- Grounded 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (86.1% positive) than Magisterium: Fantasy Craft (69.3% positive).
- Magisterium: Fantasy Craft is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Grounded 2 (8.24 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Magisterium: Fantasy Craft is Deck Unsupported, Grounded 2 is Deck Verified.
Magisterium: Fantasy Craft vs Grounded 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Magisterium: Fantasy Craft or Grounded 2?
- On Steam reviews Grounded 2 scores higher (86.1% positive) than Magisterium: Fantasy Craft (69.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Grounded 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Magisterium: Fantasy Craft or Grounded 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Magisterium: Fantasy Craft (2023) came out before Grounded 2 (2025). 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 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft and Grounded 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Early Access 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 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft and Grounded 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Magisterium: Fantasy Craft ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Grounded 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.