Choose Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Choose Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 56.6% positive across 27,679 reviews.
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem vs Pagan: Absent Gods
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem and Pagan: Absent Gods both land in Action, 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 Action, RPG on Steam. Pagan: Absent Gods (2019) is 1 year older than Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (2020). Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem scores higher on Steam reviews (56.6% positive) than Pagan: Absent Gods (46.4% 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 Pagan: Absent Gods
Choose Pagan: Absent Gods if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,034 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem and Pagan: Absent Gods sit in Action and RPG on Steam, 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
 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem |  Pagan: Absent Gods | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 56.6% positive (27,679 reviews) | 46.4% positive (1,034 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | WOLCEN Studio | Mad Head Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Pagan: Absent Gods (2019) is 1 year older than Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (2020).
- Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem scores higher on Steam reviews (56.6% positive) than Pagan: Absent Gods (46.4% positive).
- Pagan: Absent Gods is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem vs Pagan: Absent Gods — FAQ
- Which is better, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem or Pagan: Absent Gods?
- On Steam reviews Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem scores higher (56.6% positive) than Pagan: Absent Gods (46.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem or Pagan: Absent Gods first?
- If you want chronology, Pagan: Absent Gods (2019) came out before Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (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 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem and Pagan: Absent Gods similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.