Choose Duelyst
Choose Duelyst if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81% positive across 3,201 reviews.
Duelyst vs The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™
Duelyst and The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ both land in 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 are Free To Play games on Steam. Duelyst (2016) is 1 year older than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (2017). Duelyst scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (71.8% 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 The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™
Choose The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 5,194 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Duelyst and The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ sit in Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Duelyst |  The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive (3,201 reviews) | 71.8% positive (5,194 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Counterplay Games Inc. | Sparkypants Studios, LLC |
Side by side
- Both are Free To Play games on Steam.
- Duelyst (2016) is 1 year older than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (2017).
- Duelyst scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (71.8% positive).
- The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ is free; Duelyst is paid (Price unknown).
- The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Duelyst has no Deck rating yet.
Duelyst vs The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Duelyst or The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™?
- On Steam reviews Duelyst scores higher (81% positive) than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (71.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Duelyst is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Duelyst or The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ first?
- If you want chronology, Duelyst (2016) came out before The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (2017). 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 Duelyst and The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ free?
- Yes — The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ is a free-to-play Steam title. Duelyst is paid (Price unknown).