Should I play Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition or The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery first?

If you want chronology, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (2014) came out before The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery (2016). 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.

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition vs The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition and The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (2014) is 2 years older than The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery (2016). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition: 591 reviews, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery: 158). 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 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

Choose Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition launched in 2014.

Choose The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery

Choose The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery launched in 2016.

Both Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition and The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.8% vs 90.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition vs The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery — Steam metadata comparison
	Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition	The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery
Released	2014	2016
Genres	Adventure	Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Unsupported
Price	19.99 USD	5.99 USD
Steam reviews	89.8% positive (591 reviews)	90.5% positive (158 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Phoenix Online Studios, Pinkerton Road Studio	Sierra On-Line

Side by side

Both are Adventure games on Steam.
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (2014) is 2 years older than The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery (2016).
Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition: 591 reviews, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery: 158).
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (5.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition is Deck Playable, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery is Deck Unsupported.