Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if you want a RPG and 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 monsterion
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and monsterion both land in 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 8 years older than monsterion (2026). Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is free; monsterion is paid (Price unknown). 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 monsterion
Choose monsterion if you want a Strategy and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. monsterion launched in 2026.
Both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and monsterion sit in 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
 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues |  monsterion | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Catnip Games | kitkatmarty |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 8 years older than monsterion (2026).
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is free; monsterion is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs monsterion — FAQ
- Should I play Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or monsterion first?
- If you want chronology, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) came out before monsterion (2026). 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 monsterion similar?
- They overlap on 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 Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and monsterion 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; monsterion 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. monsterion is paid (Price unknown).