Choose Path of Exile
Choose Path of Exile if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 141,366 Steam reviews back the pick.
Path of Exile vs Natural Elements Online
Path of Exile and Natural Elements Online both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Path of Exile is free; Natural Elements Online is paid (Price unknown). Both support cooperative play. 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 Natural Elements Online
Choose Natural Elements Online if you want a Strategy and Casual game with Stereo Sound.
Both Path of Exile and Natural Elements Online sit in Indie, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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 |  Natural Elements Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (141,366 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Grinding Gear Games | Tudex Networks |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Path of Exile is free; Natural Elements Online is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Path of Exile is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Natural Elements Online has no Deck rating yet.
Path of Exile vs Natural Elements Online — FAQ
- Are Path of Exile and Natural Elements Online similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 Path of Exile and Natural Elements Online have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Path of Exile ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Natural Elements Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Path of Exile free?
- Yes — Path of Exile is a free-to-play Steam title. Natural Elements Online is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Path of Exile run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Path of Exile is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Natural Elements Online doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.