Choose RPG MO
Choose RPG MO if you want an Indie, Free To Play, and Early Access game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 75% positive across 1,530 reviews.
RPG MO vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
RPG MO 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. RPG MO (2015) is 8 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). RPG MO scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% 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 experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both RPG MO and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Adventure, 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
 RPG MO |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (1,530 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Marxnet | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- RPG MO (2015) is 8 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- RPG MO scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive).
- RPG MO is free; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- RPG MO is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
RPG MO vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, RPG MO or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews RPG MO scores higher (75% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, RPG MO is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play RPG MO or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, RPG MO (2015) 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 RPG MO 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.
- Do both RPG MO and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: RPG MO ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is RPG MO free?
- Yes — RPG MO is a free-to-play Steam title. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- Does RPG MO run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — RPG MO 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.