Choose EVE Online
Choose EVE Online if you want an Action, Strategy, and Free To Play game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 22,693 Steam reviews back the pick.
EVE Online vs Perpetuum
EVE Online and Perpetuum both land in 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 Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. EVE Online (2010) is 4 years older than Perpetuum (2014). Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (EVE Online: 22,693 reviews, Perpetuum: 555). 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 Perpetuum
Choose Perpetuum if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Perpetuum launched in 2014.
Both EVE Online and Perpetuum sit in Massively Multiplayer and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.9% vs 73.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 EVE Online |  Perpetuum | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 72.9% positive (22,693 reviews) | 73.5% positive (555 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | CCP | Avatar Creations |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- EVE Online (2010) is 4 years older than Perpetuum (2014).
- Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (EVE Online: 22,693 reviews, Perpetuum: 555).
- Both are free to play.
- EVE Online has co-op; Perpetuum does not.
- EVE Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Perpetuum has no Deck rating yet.
EVE Online vs Perpetuum — FAQ
- Which is better, EVE Online or Perpetuum?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: EVE Online sits at 72.9% positive (22,693 reviews), Perpetuum at 73.5% (555). 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 Perpetuum first?
- If you want chronology, EVE Online (2010) came out before Perpetuum (2014). 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 EVE Online and Perpetuum similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG 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 EVE Online run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — EVE Online is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Perpetuum doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.