Choose Path of Exile
Choose Path of Exile if you want an Indie and Massively Multiplayer game with MMO. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.9% positive across 141,366 reviews.
Path of Exile vs UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary
Path of Exile and UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary both land in Action, Adventure, 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Path of Exile (2013) is 9 years older than UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary (2022). Path of Exile scores higher on Steam reviews (88.9% positive) than UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary (54% 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 UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary
Choose UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,951 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Path of Exile and UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, 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
 Path of Exile |  UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (141,366 reviews) | 54% positive (4,951 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Grinding Gear Games | Needs Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Path of Exile (2013) is 9 years older than UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary (2022).
- Path of Exile scores higher on Steam reviews (88.9% positive) than UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary (54% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Path of Exile vs UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary — FAQ
- Which is better, Path of Exile or UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary?
- On Steam reviews Path of Exile scores higher (88.9% positive) than UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary (54% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Path of Exile is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Path of Exile or UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary first?
- If you want chronology, Path of Exile (2013) came out before UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary (2022). 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 Path of Exile and UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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 Path of Exile and UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Path of Exile ships Online Co-op, Co-op; UNDECEMBER: 4th Anniversary ships Online Co-op, Co-op.