Choose Spiral Knights
Choose Spiral Knights if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.4% positive across 14,856 reviews.
Spiral Knights vs Lost Ark
Spiral Knights and Lost Ark both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Spiral Knights (2011) is 11 years older than Lost Ark (2022). Spiral Knights scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Lost Ark (67.2% 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 Lost Ark
Choose Lost Ark if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 105,014 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Spiral Knights and Lost Ark sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Co-op, 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
 Spiral Knights |  Lost Ark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (14,856 reviews) | 67.2% positive (105,014 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Grey Havens | Smilegate RPG |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Spiral Knights (2011) is 11 years older than Lost Ark (2022).
- Spiral Knights scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Lost Ark (67.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Spiral Knights vs Lost Ark — FAQ
- Which is better, Spiral Knights or Lost Ark?
- On Steam reviews Spiral Knights scores higher (82.4% positive) than Lost Ark (67.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Spiral Knights is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Spiral Knights or Lost Ark first?
- If you want chronology, Spiral Knights (2011) came out before Lost Ark (2022). 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 Spiral Knights and Lost Ark similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Spiral Knights and Lost Ark have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Spiral Knights ships Co-op; Lost Ark ships Online Co-op, Co-op.