Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. 2,323 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Kando Realm
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Kando Realm 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 7 years older than Kando Realm (2025). Both sit near 53% positive on Steam (Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues: 2,323 reviews, Kando Realm: 17). 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 Kando Realm
Choose Kando Realm if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kando Realm launched in 2025.
Both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Kando Realm sit in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (52.2% vs 52.9% 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 |  Kando Realm | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) | 52.9% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Catnip Games | KO Studio Games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 7 years older than Kando Realm (2025).
- Both sit near 53% positive on Steam (Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues: 2,323 reviews, Kando Realm: 17).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Kando Realm — FAQ
- Should I play Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Kando Realm first?
- If you want chronology, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) came out before Kando Realm (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 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Kando Realm 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 Kando Realm 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; Kando Realm ships Online Co-op, Co-op.