Choose Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Choose Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player and Co-op. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,904 Steam reviews back the pick.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition vs Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition and Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One 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. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (2014) is 8 years older than Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One (2022). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition: 1,904 reviews, Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One: 187). 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 Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
Choose Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One launched in 2022.
Both Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition and Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.8% vs 90.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition |  Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.8% positive (1,904 reviews) | 90.9% positive (187 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Beamdog | Westwood Associates, Strategic Simulations |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (2014) is 8 years older than Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One (2022).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition: 1,904 reviews, Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One: 187).
- Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition has co-op; Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One does not.
- Steam Deck: Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is Deck Verified, Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One is Deck Unsupported.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition vs Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One — FAQ
- Which is better, Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition or Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition sits at 90.8% positive (1,904 reviews), Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One at 90.9% (187). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition or Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One first?
- If you want chronology, Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (2014) came out before Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One (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 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition and Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One 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 Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One have multiplayer like Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition?
- No. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One is listed as single-player only.