Choose Tree of Life
Choose Tree of Life if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 61.8% positive across 1,846 reviews.
Tree of Life vs Legends of Aria
Tree of Life and Legends of Aria both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Tree of Life (2017) is 3 years older than Legends of Aria (2020). Tree of Life scores higher on Steam reviews (61.8% positive) than Legends of Aria (55.1% 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 Legends of Aria
Choose Legends of Aria if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Legends of Aria launched in 2020.
Both Tree of Life and Legends of Aria sit in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG 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
 Tree of Life |  Legends of Aria | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 61.8% positive (1,846 reviews) | 55.1% positive (343 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | OddOneGames | Citadel Studios Inc |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Tree of Life (2017) is 3 years older than Legends of Aria (2020).
- Tree of Life scores higher on Steam reviews (61.8% positive) than Legends of Aria (55.1% positive).
- Tree of Life has co-op; Legends of Aria does not.
- Legends of Aria is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Tree of Life has no Deck rating yet.
Tree of Life vs Legends of Aria — FAQ
- Which is better, Tree of Life or Legends of Aria?
- On Steam reviews Tree of Life scores higher (61.8% positive) than Legends of Aria (55.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Tree of Life is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Tree of Life or Legends of Aria first?
- If you want chronology, Tree of Life (2017) came out before Legends of Aria (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 Tree of Life and Legends of Aria similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.