Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Choose Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues if you want a RPG experience. 2,323 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox both land in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox (2017) is 1 year older than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018). Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox scores higher on Steam reviews (72.2% 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 Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
Choose Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 72.2% positive across 3,638 reviews.
Both Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues and Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox sit in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, 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 |  Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 52.2% positive (2,323 reviews) | 72.2% positive (3,638 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Catnip Games | Social First Oy |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox (2017) is 1 year older than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018).
- Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox scores higher on Steam reviews (72.2% positive) than Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (52.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has no Deck rating yet.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues vs Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox — FAQ
- Which is better, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues or Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox?
- On Steam reviews Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox scores higher (72.2% 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, Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox 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 Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox first?
- If you want chronology, Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox (2017) came out before Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (2018). 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 Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox 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; Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox ships Online Co-op, Co-op.