Choose School of Dragons
Choose School of Dragons if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,917 Steam reviews back the pick.
School of Dragons vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
School of Dragons and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom 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. School of Dragons (2014) is 9 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than School of Dragons (61.2% 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want an Action game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.8% positive across 181 reviews.
Both School of Dragons and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG 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
 School of Dragons |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (2,917 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | JumpStart Games, Inc. | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- School of Dragons (2014) is 9 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than School of Dragons (61.2% positive).
- School of Dragons is free; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has co-op; School of Dragons does not.
- School of Dragons is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
School of Dragons vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, School of Dragons or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher (71.8% positive) than School of Dragons (61.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play School of Dragons or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, School of Dragons (2014) came out before The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). 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 School of Dragons and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom 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.
- Is School of Dragons free?
- Yes — School of Dragons is a free-to-play Steam title. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- Does School of Dragons run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — School of Dragons is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.