Choose Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Choose Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 8,061 Steam reviews back the pick.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ vs Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen both land in Action, 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, RPG on Steam. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) is 4 years older than Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™: 8,061 reviews, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen: 21,988). 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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Choose Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen if you want an Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 21,988 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen sit in Action and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.9% vs 88.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ |  Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.9% positive (8,061 reviews) | 88.3% positive (21,988 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Big Huge Games, 38 Studios | Capcom |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) is 4 years older than Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016).
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™: 8,061 reviews, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen: 21,988).
- Steam Deck: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ is Deck Playable, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is Deck Verified.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ vs Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen — FAQ
- Which is better, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ or Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ sits at 87.9% positive (8,061 reviews), Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen at 88.3% (21,988). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ or Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen first?
- If you want chronology, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) came out before Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016). 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 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.