Choose Animal Jam
Choose Animal Jam if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.8% positive across 2,627 reviews.
Animal Jam vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Animal Jam and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023) is 2 years older than Animal Jam (2025). Animal Jam scores higher on Steam reviews (76.8% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% 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 The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want an Action and RPG game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.
Both Animal Jam and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in 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
 Animal Jam |  The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 76.8% positive (2,627 reviews) | 71.8% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | WildWorks, Inc. | ZeniMax Online Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023) is 2 years older than Animal Jam (2025).
- Animal Jam scores higher on Steam reviews (76.8% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive).
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has co-op; Animal Jam does not.
- Animal Jam is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.
Animal Jam vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — FAQ
- Which is better, Animal Jam or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?
- On Steam reviews Animal Jam scores higher (76.8% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Animal Jam is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Animal Jam or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?
- If you want chronology, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023) came out before Animal Jam (2025). 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 Animal Jam and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Animal Jam run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Animal Jam 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.