Choose Tale of Toast
Choose Tale of Toast if you want an Indie, Free To Play, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Tale of Toast launched in 2018.
Tale of Toast vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Tale of Toast and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, RPG on Steam. Tale of Toast (2018) is 5 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Tale of Toast (48.9% 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 and Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.8% positive across 181 reviews.
Both Tale of Toast and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, 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
 Tale of Toast |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 48.9% positive (544 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Toasty Leaf AB | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Tale of Toast (2018) is 5 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Tale of Toast (48.9% positive).
- Tale of Toast is free; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has co-op; Tale of Toast does not.
- Tale of Toast is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Tale of Toast vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, Tale of Toast or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher (71.8% positive) than Tale of Toast (48.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Tale of Toast or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, Tale of Toast (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 Tale of Toast and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.
- Is Tale of Toast free?
- Yes — Tale of Toast is a free-to-play Steam title. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Tale of Toast run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tale of Toast 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.