Choose Digimon Masters Online
Choose Digimon Masters Online if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,085 Steam reviews back the pick.
Digimon Masters Online vs Black Desert
Digimon Masters Online and Black Desert both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Digimon Masters Online (2016) is 1 year older than Black Desert (2017). Black Desert scores higher on Steam reviews (72.5% positive) than Digimon Masters Online (61.3% 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 Black Desert
Choose Black Desert if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 72.5% positive across 35,523 reviews.
Both Digimon Masters Online and Black Desert sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer 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
 Digimon Masters Online |  Black Desert | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.3% positive (4,085 reviews) | 72.5% positive (35,523 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Move Games Co., Ltd. | Pearl Abyss |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Digimon Masters Online (2016) is 1 year older than Black Desert (2017).
- Black Desert scores higher on Steam reviews (72.5% positive) than Digimon Masters Online (61.3% positive).
- Digimon Masters Online is free; Black Desert is paid (9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Black Desert is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Digimon Masters Online has no Deck rating yet.
Digimon Masters Online vs Black Desert — FAQ
- Which is better, Digimon Masters Online or Black Desert?
- On Steam reviews Black Desert scores higher (72.5% positive) than Digimon Masters Online (61.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Black Desert is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Digimon Masters Online or Black Desert first?
- If you want chronology, Digimon Masters Online (2016) came out before Black Desert (2017). 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 Digimon Masters Online and Black Desert similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 Digimon Masters Online and Black Desert have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Digimon Masters Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Black Desert ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Digimon Masters Online free?
- Yes — Digimon Masters Online is a free-to-play Steam title. Black Desert is paid (9.99 USD).