Choose RIFT
Choose RIFT if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 7,463 Steam reviews back the pick.
RIFT vs Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
RIFT and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen 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. RIFT (2011) is 13 years older than Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (2024). Both sit near 74% positive on Steam (RIFT: 7,463 reviews, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: 4,319). 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 Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
Choose Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,319 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both RIFT and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen 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. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.6% vs 73.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 RIFT |  Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.6% positive (7,463 reviews) | 73.9% positive (4,319 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | gamigo US Inc. | Visionary Realms |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- RIFT (2011) is 13 years older than Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (2024).
- Both sit near 74% positive on Steam (RIFT: 7,463 reviews, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: 4,319).
- RIFT is free; Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is paid (39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
RIFT vs Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen — FAQ
- Which is better, RIFT or Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: RIFT sits at 73.6% positive (7,463 reviews), Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen at 73.9% (4,319). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play RIFT or Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen first?
- If you want chronology, RIFT (2011) came out before Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (2024). 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 RIFT and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen 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 RIFT and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: RIFT ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is RIFT free?
- Yes — RIFT is a free-to-play Steam title. Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is paid (39.99 USD).