Choose Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Choose Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 9,240 Steam reviews back the pick.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition vs Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, RPG on Steam. Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2013) is 1 year older than Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (2014). Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (92.6% positive) than Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (90.8% 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 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Choose Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,904 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.6% vs 90.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition |  Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2014 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.6% positive (9,240 reviews) | 90.8% positive (1,904 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op |
| Developers | Beamdog | Beamdog |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2013) is 1 year older than Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (2014).
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (92.6% positive) than Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (90.8% positive).
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is Deck Playable, Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is Deck Verified.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition vs Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition or Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition sits at 92.6% positive (9,240 reviews), Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition at 90.8% (1,904). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition or Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2013) came out before Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (2014). 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 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.
- Do both Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition ships Co-op; Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition ships Co-op.