Choose Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)
Choose Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) if you want an Adventure experience. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) launched in 2012.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) vs Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) and Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (2012) is 1 year older than Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (2013). Both sit near 64% positive on Steam (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001): 474 reviews, Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: 647). 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 Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Choose Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain launched in 2013.
Both Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) and Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (63.5% vs 64.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) |  Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 63.5% positive (474 reviews) | 64.1% positive (647 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Crystal Dynamics | — |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (2012) is 1 year older than Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (2013).
- Both sit near 64% positive on Steam (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001): 474 reviews, Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: 647).
- Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (6.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) vs Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain — FAQ
- Which is better, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) or Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) sits at 63.5% positive (474 reviews), Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain at 64.1% (647). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) or Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain first?
- If you want chronology, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) (2012) came out before Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (2013). 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 2 (2001) and Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.