Choose Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Choose Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.5% positive across 1,676 reviews.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 vs Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 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. Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (2013) is 1 year older than Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014). Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (78.5% positive) than Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (64.1% 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 Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
Choose Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain if it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain launched in 2013.
Both Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain sit in Action 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
 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 |  Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.5% positive (1,676 reviews) | 64.1% positive (647 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | MercurySteam | — |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (2013) is 1 year older than Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014).
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (78.5% positive) than Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (64.1% positive).
- Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (6.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is Deck Verified, Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain is Deck Unsupported.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 vs Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain — FAQ
- Which is better, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 or Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain?
- On Steam reviews Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 scores higher (78.5% positive) than Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (64.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 or Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain first?
- If you want chronology, Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain (2013) came out before Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (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 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 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.