Choose Will To Live Online
Choose Will To Live Online if you want an Early Access game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 65.9% positive across 4,003 reviews.
Will To Live Online vs Anomaly Zone
Will To Live Online and Anomaly Zone both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Will To Live Online (2018) is 1 year older than Anomaly Zone (2019). Will To Live Online scores higher on Steam reviews (65.9% positive) than Anomaly Zone (45.8% 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 Anomaly Zone
Choose Anomaly Zone if you want the Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Anomaly Zone launched in 2019.
Both Will To Live Online and Anomaly Zone sit in Action, Indie, 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
 Will To Live Online |  Anomaly Zone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 65.9% positive (4,003 reviews) | 45.8% positive (153 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | AlphaSoft LLC | NEW STORY GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Will To Live Online (2018) is 1 year older than Anomaly Zone (2019).
- Will To Live Online scores higher on Steam reviews (65.9% positive) than Anomaly Zone (45.8% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Anomaly Zone has co-op; Will To Live Online does not.
- Steam Deck: Will To Live Online is Deck Unsupported, Anomaly Zone is Deck Playable.
Will To Live Online vs Anomaly Zone — FAQ
- Which is better, Will To Live Online or Anomaly Zone?
- On Steam reviews Will To Live Online scores higher (65.9% positive) than Anomaly Zone (45.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Will To Live Online is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Will To Live Online or Anomaly Zone first?
- If you want chronology, Will To Live Online (2018) came out before Anomaly Zone (2019). 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 Will To Live Online and Anomaly Zone similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.