Choose Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic)
Choose Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,009 Steam reviews back the pick.
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) vs Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) and Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) both land in Sports, Strategy 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 Sports, Strategy on Steam. Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) (2012) is 5 years older than Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) (2017). Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) scores higher on Steam reviews (79.3% positive) than Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) (77.6% 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 Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)
Choose Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,833 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) and Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) sit in Sports and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.3% vs 77.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) |  Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2017 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy | Sports, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.3% positive (1,009 reviews) | 77.6% positive (4,833 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Cyanide Studios | Cyanide Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Strategy on Steam.
- Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) (2012) is 5 years older than Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) (2017).
- Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) scores higher on Steam reviews (79.3% positive) than Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) (77.6% positive).
- Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) (14.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) has no Deck rating yet.
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) vs Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) — FAQ
- Which is better, Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) or Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) sits at 79.3% positive (1,009 reviews), Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) at 77.6% (4,833). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) or Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) first?
- If you want chronology, Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) (2012) came out before Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) (2017). 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 Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (Classic) and Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Strategy 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.