Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,323 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Undawn
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Undawn both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 5 years older than Undawn (2023). Both sit near 52% positive on Steam (Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues: 2,323 reviews, Undawn: 2,452). 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 Undawn
Choose Undawn if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,452 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Undawn sit in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (52.2% vs 52.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues |  Undawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) | 52.1% positive (2,452 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Catnip Games | Lightspeed Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 5 years older than Undawn (2023).
- Both sit near 52% positive on Steam (Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues: 2,323 reviews, Undawn: 2,452).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Undawn is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has no Deck rating yet.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Undawn — FAQ
- Which is better, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Undawn?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues sits at 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews), Undawn at 52.1% (2,452). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Undawn first?
- If you want chronology, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) came out before Undawn (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 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Undawn similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Undawn have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Undawn ships Online Co-op, Co-op.