Choose Healer's Quest
Choose Healer's Quest if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.2% positive across 129 reviews.
Healer's Quest vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Healer's Quest and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Healer's Quest (2018) is 5 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). Healer's Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want an Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both Healer's Quest and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in RPG on Steam, 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
 Healer's Quest |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 82.2% positive (129 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Rablo Games | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Healer's Quest (2018) is 5 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- Healer's Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (82.2% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has co-op; Healer's Quest does not.
- Healer's Quest is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Healer's Quest vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, Healer's Quest or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews Healer's Quest scores higher (82.2% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Healer's Quest is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Healer's Quest or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, Healer's Quest (2018) came out before The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). 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 Healer's Quest and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Healer's Quest have multiplayer like The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- No. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Healer's Quest is listed as single-player only.
- Does Healer's Quest run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Healer's Quest is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.