Choose Guild Wars® Reforged
Choose Guild Wars® Reforged if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88% positive across 2,157 reviews.
Guild Wars® Reforged vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road
Guild Wars® Reforged and The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road 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. The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (2024) is 1 year older than Guild Wars® Reforged (2025). Guild Wars® Reforged scores higher on Steam reviews (88% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (39.8% 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 Online: Gold Road
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road launched in 2024.
Both Guild Wars® Reforged and The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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
 Guild Wars® Reforged |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive (2,157 reviews) | 39.8% positive (196 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | ArenaNet® | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (2024) is 1 year older than Guild Wars® Reforged (2025).
- Guild Wars® Reforged scores higher on Steam reviews (88% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (39.8% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Guild Wars® Reforged is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road has no Deck rating yet.
Guild Wars® Reforged vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road — FAQ
- Which is better, Guild Wars® Reforged or The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road?
- On Steam reviews Guild Wars® Reforged scores higher (88% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (39.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Guild Wars® Reforged is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Guild Wars® Reforged or The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road first?
- If you want chronology, The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (2024) came out before Guild Wars® Reforged (2025). 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® Reforged and The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road 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.
- Do both Guild Wars® Reforged and The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Guild Wars® Reforged ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Guild Wars® Reforged run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Guild Wars® Reforged is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.