Choose Black Desert
Choose Black Desert if you want a Strategy and Adventure experience. 35,523 Steam reviews back the pick.
Black Desert vs SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO
Black Desert and SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Black Desert (2017) is 1 year older than SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO (2018). Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (Black Desert: 35,523 reviews, SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO: 5,669). 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 SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO
Choose SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 5,669 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Black Desert and SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.5% vs 72.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Black Desert | SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 72.5% positive (35,523 reviews) | 72.7% positive (5,669 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Pearl Abyss | Lion Games Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Black Desert (2017) is 1 year older than SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO (2018).
- Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (Black Desert: 35,523 reviews, SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO: 5,669).
- SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO is free; Black Desert is paid (9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Black Desert vs SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO — FAQ
- Which is better, Black Desert or SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Black Desert sits at 72.5% positive (35,523 reviews), SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO at 72.7% (5,669). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Black Desert or SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO first?
- If you want chronology, Black Desert (2017) came out before SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO (2018). 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 Black Desert and SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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.
- Do both Black Desert and SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Black Desert ships Online Co-op, Co-op; SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO free?
- Yes — SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO is a free-to-play Steam title. Black Desert is paid (9.99 USD).