Choose Therian Saga
Choose Therian Saga if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Therian Saga launched in 2017.
Therian Saga vs Black Desert
Therian Saga and Black Desert both land in Action, Strategy, Adventure 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, Strategy, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2017. Black Desert scores higher on Steam reviews (72.5% positive) than Therian Saga (64.4% 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 Black Desert
Choose Black Desert if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 72.5% positive across 35,523 reviews.
Both Therian Saga and Black Desert sit in Action, Strategy, and Adventure 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
 Therian Saga |  Black Desert | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.4% positive (261 reviews) | 72.5% positive (35,523 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Virtys | Pearl Abyss |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Black Desert scores higher on Steam reviews (72.5% positive) than Therian Saga (64.4% positive).
- Therian Saga is free; Black Desert is paid (9.99 USD).
- Black Desert has co-op; Therian Saga does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Therian Saga vs Black Desert — FAQ
- Which is better, Therian Saga or Black Desert?
- On Steam reviews Black Desert scores higher (72.5% positive) than Therian Saga (64.4% 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.
- Are Therian Saga and Black Desert similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Adventure 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 Therian Saga free?
- Yes — Therian Saga is a free-to-play Steam title. Black Desert is paid (9.99 USD).