Choose Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
Choose Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.9% positive across 5,125 reviews.
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet vs SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet and SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris both land in Action, 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, RPG on Steam. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (2018) is 2 years older than SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (2020). Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (68.5% 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 SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris
Choose SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris if you want an Adventure game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,706 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet and SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet |  SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.9% positive (5,125 reviews) | 68.5% positive (1,706 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Dimps Corporation | AQURIA Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (2018) is 2 years older than SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (2020).
- Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (68.5% positive).
- SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris has co-op; Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet does not.
- Steam Deck: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is Deck Playable, SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris is Deck Unsupported.
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet vs SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris — FAQ
- Which is better, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet or SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris?
- On Steam reviews Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet scores higher (82.9% positive) than SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (68.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet or SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris first?
- If you want chronology, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (2018) came out before SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris (2020). 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 Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet and SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.