Choose Onigiri
Choose Onigiri if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Onigiri launched in 2019.
Onigiri vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Onigiri and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Onigiri (2019) is 4 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). Both sit near 72% positive on Steam (Onigiri: 744 reviews, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom: 181). 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both Onigiri and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.2% vs 71.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Onigiri |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 72.2% positive (744 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | CyberStep, Inc. | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Onigiri (2019) is 4 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- Both sit near 72% positive on Steam (Onigiri: 744 reviews, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom: 181).
- Onigiri is free; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has co-op; Onigiri does not.
- Onigiri is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Onigiri vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, Onigiri or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Onigiri sits at 72.2% positive (744 reviews), The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom at 71.8% (181). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Onigiri or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, Onigiri (2019) came out before The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). 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 Onigiri and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Is Onigiri free?
- Yes — Onigiri is a free-to-play Steam title. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).