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Games like Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

If Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition and Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Originally released in 2013 by Beamdog, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is a D&D-based adventure RPG set in the Forgotten Realms universe. The game presents a challenging tactical experience that demands strategic thinking from players, featuring companion-management, a spell-memorization system, high-level spell-scaling, and magic-immunity mechanics. Players and reviewers describe the title as atmospheric, epic, and immersive, highlighting how companion personalities drive emergent storytelling while dense side content rewards exploration. Tactical positioning and unpredictable enemy immunities make combat encounters dynamic, with spellcraft forcing creative problem-solving throughout the experience. The game currently holds a 92% positive rating from over 5600 Steam reviews and runs as a solo-only title on Steam Deck. Priced at $19.99, the package delivers a massive RPG with a sit-down session structure.

About Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition: Rediscover the beloved RPG classic— now enhanced for modern adventurers! Gather your party of heroes and continue the legendary adventure in this story-rich fantasy epic where every choice matters.

2013AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 78Windows · macOS · Linuxby Beamdog
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  1. Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Top pick for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.

    2013AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Second-strongest match for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition revives the classic RPG with fresh updates for modern players. Build a party of Dungeons & Dragons heroes and explore the frozen tundra in this retro fantasy adventure.

    2014AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Third-strongest match for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!

    2018AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #4 for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!

    2018RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares companion management and an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #5 for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

    2017AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #6 for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.

    2018RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Avaria: Iron Rule

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    An isometric, party-based, real-time with pause RPG exploring the taboos of colonialism, power, punishment and the rule of law. Set in a rich fantasy world, Avaria: Iron Rule offers complex choices, deep dialogues and intense tactical battles inspired by classics of the genre.

  8. Tyranny

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Ranked #8 for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

    2016AdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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  1. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Elysium

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

    2017StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fallout 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

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  5. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!

    2018RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Pillars of Eternity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tyranny

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

    2016AdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Reviewers of Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Beamdog

Other recommendable Steam games by Beamdog, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Another title from Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.

    2013AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Another title from Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Shares RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!

    2018RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Axis & Allies 1942 Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Another title from Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.

    2021Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares companion management and an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Another title from Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

    2017AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Another title from Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Shares Adventure and RPG with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition revives the classic RPG with fresh updates for modern players. Build a party of Dungeons & Dragons heroes and explore the frozen tundra in this retro fantasy adventure.

    2014AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. MythForce

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    Another title from Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Shares Adventure with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

    MAJOR UPDATE 1.2: SKILL TREES! The wait is over—no better time to jump in than now! Pick your class & tailor your skill tree to match your ideal playstyle. Shake up the experience with Encounter System & Elemental Combos. Stronger, sleeker, and bursting with new thrills—MythForce is ready!

    2023ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

Does Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition run on Steam Deck?
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition cost?
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition are Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition.
Who developed Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition?
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition was developed by Beamdog.

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