Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,323 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Spire Horizon Online
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Spire Horizon Online 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 6 years older than Spire Horizon Online (2024). Spire Horizon Online scores higher on Steam reviews (69% 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 Spire Horizon Online
Choose Spire Horizon Online if you want an Action, Indie, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Spire Horizon Online launched in 2024.
Both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Spire Horizon Online 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. 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 |  Spire Horizon Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) | 69% positive (87 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Catnip Games | Mendoka |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 6 years older than Spire Horizon Online (2024).
- Spire Horizon Online scores higher on Steam reviews (69% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% positive).
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is free; Spire Horizon Online is paid (3.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Spire Horizon Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has no Deck rating yet.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Spire Horizon Online — FAQ
- Should I play Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Spire Horizon Online first?
- If you want chronology, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) came out before Spire Horizon Online (2024). 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 Spire Horizon Online 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 Spire Horizon Online 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; Spire Horizon Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues free?
- Yes — Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is a free-to-play Steam title. Spire Horizon Online is paid (3.99 USD).