Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if you want an Adventure experience. 2,323 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Fantasy World Souls
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Fantasy World Souls both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, 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 share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 5 years older than Fantasy World Souls (2023). Fantasy World Souls scores higher on Steam reviews (84.8% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% 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 Fantasy World Souls
Choose Fantasy World Souls if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.8% positive across 105 reviews.
Both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Fantasy World Souls sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play 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
 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues |  Fantasy World Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) | 84.8% positive (105 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Catnip Games | DreamWeaver |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 5 years older than Fantasy World Souls (2023).
- Fantasy World Souls scores higher on Steam reviews (84.8% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Fantasy World Souls — FAQ
- Which is better, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Fantasy World Souls?
- On Steam reviews Fantasy World Souls scores higher (84.8% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Fantasy World Souls is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Fantasy World Souls first?
- If you want chronology, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) came out before Fantasy World Souls (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 Fantasy World Souls similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG, 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.
- Do both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Fantasy World Souls 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; Fantasy World Souls ships Online Co-op, Co-op.