Choose Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Choose Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 9,240 Steam reviews back the pick.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition vs Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2013) is 13 years older than Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (2026). Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition has co-op; Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor does not. 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 Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
Choose Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor if you want the DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor launched in 2026.
Both Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor sit in RPG 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
 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition |  Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 92.6% positive (9,240 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Beamdog | Stormfront Studios |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2013) is 13 years older than Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (2026).
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition has co-op; Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor does not.
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor has no Deck rating yet.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition vs Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor — FAQ
- Should I play Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition or Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor first?
- If you want chronology, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (2013) came out before Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (2026). 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 Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor have multiplayer like Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition?
- No. Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor is listed as single-player only.
- Does Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.