Choose Mortal Online
Choose Mortal Online if you want an Action and Indie experience. 2,109 Steam reviews back the pick.
Mortal Online vs Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Mortal Online and Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Mortal Online (2015) is 3 years older than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018). Both sit near 52% positive on Steam (Mortal Online: 2,109 reviews, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues: 2,323). 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 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 Mortal Online and Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (52.1% vs 52.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Mortal Online |  Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 52.1% positive (2,109 reviews) | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Star Vault AB | Catnip Games |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Mortal Online (2015) is 3 years older than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018).
- Both sit near 52% positive on Steam (Mortal Online: 2,109 reviews, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues: 2,323).
- Both are free to play.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has co-op; Mortal Online does not.
- Mortal Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has no Deck rating yet.
Mortal Online vs Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues — FAQ
- Which is better, Mortal Online or Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Mortal Online sits at 52.1% positive (2,109 reviews), Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues at 52.2% (2,323). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Mortal Online or Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues first?
- If you want chronology, Mortal Online (2015) 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 Mortal Online and Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play 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.
- Does Mortal Online run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mortal Online is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.