Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if you want an Adventure game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 2,323 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Utaburg
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Utaburg 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 8 years older than Utaburg (2026). Both are free to play. 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 Utaburg
Choose Utaburg if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Utaburg launched in 2026.
Both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Utaburg sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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 |  Utaburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | 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) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Catnip Games | QcyqApps |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) is 8 years older than Utaburg (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has co-op; Utaburg does not.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Utaburg — FAQ
- Should I play Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Utaburg first?
- If you want chronology, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018) came out before Utaburg (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 Utaburg 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.