Choose Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Choose Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 68.7% positive across 819 reviews.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver vs Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) both land in Action, Adventure 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 on Steam. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) is 13 years older than Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (2012). Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver scores higher on Steam reviews (68.7% positive) than Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (63.5% 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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)
Choose Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) if it's the newer release (2012) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) launched in 2012.
Both Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, 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
 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver |  Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 1999 | 2012 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.7% positive (819 reviews) | 63.5% positive (474 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Crystal Dynamics | Crystal Dynamics |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) is 13 years older than Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (2012).
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver scores higher on Steam reviews (68.7% positive) than Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (63.5% positive).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver vs Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) — FAQ
- Which is better, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver or Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)?
- On Steam reviews Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver scores higher (68.7% positive) than Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (63.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver or Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) first?
- If you want chronology, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) came out before Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (2012). 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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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.