Choose Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
Choose Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.3% positive across 105 reviews.
Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition vs Hard West 2
Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition and Hard West 2 both land in Action, Strategy, 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 Action, Strategy, RPG on Steam. Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition (2014) is 8 years older than Hard West 2 (2022). Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.3% positive) than Hard West 2 (81.7% 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 Hard West 2
Choose Hard West 2 if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,307 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition and Hard West 2 sit in Action, Strategy, and 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
 Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition |  Hard West 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, RPG | Action, Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 2.49 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.3% positive (105 reviews) | 81.7% positive (1,307 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sir-Tech, Madlab Software | Ice Code Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition (2014) is 8 years older than Hard West 2 (2022).
- Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.3% positive) than Hard West 2 (81.7% positive).
- Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition is currently ~92% cheaper on Steam than Hard West 2 (2.49 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Hard West 2 is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition vs Hard West 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition or Hard West 2?
- On Steam reviews Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition scores higher (93.3% positive) than Hard West 2 (81.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition or Hard West 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition (2014) came out before Hard West 2 (2022). 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 Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition and Hard West 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Hard West 2 have multiplayer like Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition?
- No. Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Hard West 2 is listed as single-player only.