Choose Spellsworn
Choose Spellsworn if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.2% positive across 841 reviews.
Spellsworn vs PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game
Spellsworn and PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game both land in Action, Indie 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Spellsworn (2018) is 2 years older than PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game (2020). Spellsworn scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game (73.1% 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 PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game
Choose PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and RPG experience. PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game launched in 2020.
Both Spellsworn and PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Spellsworn |  PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (841 reviews) | 73.1% positive (104 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Frogsong Studios | Games Revolted |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Spellsworn (2018) is 2 years older than PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game (2020).
- Spellsworn scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game (73.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
Spellsworn vs PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game — FAQ
- Which is better, Spellsworn or PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game?
- On Steam reviews Spellsworn scores higher (88.2% positive) than PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game (73.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Spellsworn is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Spellsworn or PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game first?
- If you want chronology, Spellsworn (2018) came out before PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game (2020). 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 Spellsworn and PHAGEBORN: Online Card Game similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.