Choose Wing of Misadventure Retro
Choose Wing of Misadventure Retro if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Wing of Misadventure Retro launched in 2020.
Wing of Misadventure Retro vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Wing of Misadventure Retro and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in Action, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Wing of Misadventure Retro (2020) is 3 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Wing of Misadventure Retro (44.6% 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 it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both Wing of Misadventure Retro and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Action, Adventure, 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
 Wing of Misadventure Retro |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 44.6% positive (92 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Allyson de Souza Bacon | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Wing of Misadventure Retro (2020) is 3 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom scores higher on Steam reviews (71.8% positive) than Wing of Misadventure Retro (44.6% positive).
- Wing of Misadventure Retro is free; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Wing of Misadventure Retro is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Wing of Misadventure Retro vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Should I play Wing of Misadventure Retro or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, Wing of Misadventure Retro (2020) 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 Wing of Misadventure Retro and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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 Wing of Misadventure Retro and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Wing of Misadventure Retro ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Wing of Misadventure Retro free?
- Yes — Wing of Misadventure Retro is a free-to-play Steam title. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).