Choose Trails of Starlight
Choose Trails of Starlight if you want an Adventure and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Trails of Starlight vs Estium Online
Trails of Starlight and Estium Online both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access 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 Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access on Steam. Trails of Starlight is free; Estium Online is paid (Price unknown). Estium Online has co-op; Trails of Starlight does not. 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 Estium Online
Choose Estium Online if you want an Indie game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Trails of Starlight and Estium Online sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 Trails of Starlight |  Estium Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | May Game | OtterThisWorld Studios Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access on Steam.
- Trails of Starlight is free; Estium Online is paid (Price unknown).
- Estium Online has co-op; Trails of Starlight does not.
Trails of Starlight vs Estium Online — FAQ
- Are Trails of Starlight and Estium Online similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access 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.
- Is Trails of Starlight free?
- Yes — Trails of Starlight is a free-to-play Steam title. Estium Online is paid (Price unknown).