Choose Guild Wars: Eye of the North®
Choose Guild Wars: Eye of the North® if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Guild Wars: Eye of the North® launched in 2010.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North® vs The Elder Scrolls® Online
Guild Wars: Eye of the North® and The Elder Scrolls® Online both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Guild Wars: Eye of the North® (2010) is 7 years older than The Elder Scrolls® Online (2017). 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 The Elder Scrolls® Online
Choose The Elder Scrolls® Online if you want an Adventure game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 73,647 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Guild Wars: Eye of the North® and The Elder Scrolls® Online sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and 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
 Guild Wars: Eye of the North® |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 81.6% positive (73,647 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | ArenaNet® | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Guild Wars: Eye of the North® (2010) is 7 years older than The Elder Scrolls® Online (2017).
- Both support cooperative play.
- The Elder Scrolls® Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Guild Wars: Eye of the North® has no Deck rating yet.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North® vs The Elder Scrolls® Online — FAQ
- Should I play Guild Wars: Eye of the North® or The Elder Scrolls® Online first?
- If you want chronology, Guild Wars: Eye of the North® (2010) came out before The Elder Scrolls® Online (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 Guild Wars: Eye of the North® and The Elder Scrolls® Online similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Guild Wars: Eye of the North® and The Elder Scrolls® Online have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Guild Wars: Eye of the North® ships Co-op; The Elder Scrolls® Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op.