Choose Albion Online
Choose Albion Online if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. 26,636 Steam reviews back the pick.
Albion Online vs Pure Hearts
Albion Online and Pure Hearts both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play 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 Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam. Both are free to play. Albion Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pure Hearts has no Deck rating yet. 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 Pure Hearts
Choose Pure Hearts if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience.
Both Albion Online and Pure Hearts sit in Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Free To Play 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
 Albion Online |  Pure Hearts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | — |
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 74.7% positive (26,636 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Sandbox Interactive GmbH | Criteria Games |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play on Steam.
- Both are free to play.
- Albion Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pure Hearts has no Deck rating yet.
Albion Online vs Pure Hearts — FAQ
- Are Albion Online and Pure Hearts similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play 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 Albion Online run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Albion Online is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Pure Hearts doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.