Which is better, EVE Online or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom?

On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: EVE Online sits at 72.9% positive (22,693 reviews), The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom at 71.8% (181). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.

Should I play EVE Online or The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom first?

If you want chronology, EVE Online (2010) 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.

Do both EVE Online and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom have co-op?

Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: EVE Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom ships Online Co-op, Co-op.

Yes — EVE Online is a free-to-play Steam title. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).

Does EVE Online run on Steam Deck?

Yes — EVE Online 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.

EVE Online vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

EVE Online and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, 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 Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. EVE Online (2010) is 13 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023). EVE Online scores higher on Steam reviews (72.9% 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 EVE Online

Choose EVE Online if you want a Strategy and Free To Play game with Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 22,693 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

Choose The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launched in 2023.

Both EVE Online and The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.9% vs 71.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

EVE Online vs The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom — Steam metadata comparison
	EVE Online	The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
Released	2010	2023
Genres	Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play	Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Unrated
Price	Free to play	Price unknown
Steam reviews	72.9% positive (22,693 reviews)	71.8% positive (181 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op
Developers	CCP	ZeniMax Online Studios

Side by side

Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
EVE Online (2010) is 13 years older than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023).
EVE Online scores higher on Steam reviews (72.9% positive) than The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (71.8% positive).
EVE Online is free; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is paid (Price unknown).
Both support cooperative play.
EVE Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom has no Deck rating yet.