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LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures vs LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues

LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures and LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues 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. LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures (2009) is 1 year older than LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues (2010). LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures scores higher on Steam reviews (85.3% positive) than LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues (80.9% 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 LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures

Choose LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures if you want an Action game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.3% positive across 1,717 reviews.

Choose LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues

Choose LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues launched in 2010.

Both LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures and LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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

LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures vs LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues — Steam metadata comparison
LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures — Steam game coverLEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original AdventuresLEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues — Steam game coverLEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues
Released20092010
GenresAction, AdventureAdventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Verified
Price19.99 USD19.99 USD
Steam reviews85.3% positive (1,717 reviews)80.9% positive (700 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opMulti-player
DevelopersTraveller's TalesTraveller's Tales

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LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures vs LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues — FAQ

Which is better, LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures or LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues?
On Steam reviews LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures scores higher (85.3% positive) than LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues (80.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures or LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues first?
If you want chronology, LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures (2009) came out before LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues (2010). 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 LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures and LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues similar?
They overlap on Adventure 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.