Choose Black Desert
Choose Black Desert if you want an Adventure and RPG experience. 35,523 Steam reviews back the pick.
Black Desert vs Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened
Black Desert and Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Black Desert is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened has no Deck rating yet. 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 Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened
Choose Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened if you want an Indie game with Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input.
Both Black Desert and Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened sit in Action, Strategy, 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
 Black Desert |  Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 72.5% positive (35,523 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Pearl Abyss | NomadSoft LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Black Desert is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened has no Deck rating yet.
Black Desert vs Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened — FAQ
- Are Black Desert and Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Black Desert and Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Black Desert ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Starlorn: Rise of the Awakened ships Online Co-op, Co-op.