Choose Guild Wars: Eye of the North®
Choose Guild Wars: Eye of the North® if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with MMO and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Guild Wars: Eye of the North® launched in 2010.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North® vs Time of Shadows
Guild Wars: Eye of the North® and Time of Shadows both land in Action, 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, RPG on Steam. Time of Shadows (2009) is 1 year older than Guild Wars: Eye of the North® (2010). Guild Wars: Eye of the North® has co-op; Time of Shadows does not. 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 Time of Shadows
Choose Time of Shadows if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Time of Shadows launched in 2009.
Both Guild Wars: Eye of the North® and Time of Shadows sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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® |  Time of Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2009 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 54.5% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | ArenaNet® | SkyFallen Entertainment, 1C Company, 1C-SoftClub |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Time of Shadows (2009) is 1 year older than Guild Wars: Eye of the North® (2010).
- Guild Wars: Eye of the North® has co-op; Time of Shadows does not.
Guild Wars: Eye of the North® vs Time of Shadows — FAQ
- Should I play Guild Wars: Eye of the North® or Time of Shadows first?
- If you want chronology, Time of Shadows (2009) came out before Guild Wars: Eye of the North® (2010). 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 Time of Shadows similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.