Choose Drakensang: The River of Time
Choose Drakensang: The River of Time if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Drakensang: The River of Time launched in 2011.
Drakensang: The River of Time vs Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Drakensang: The River of Time and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 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. Drakensang: The River of Time (2011) is 2 years older than Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (2013). Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Drakensang: The River of Time (76.7% 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 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Choose Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.9% positive across 5,603 reviews.
Both Drakensang: The River of Time and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition sit in 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
 Drakensang: The River of Time |  Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2013 |
| Genres | RPG | Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (176 reviews) | 91.9% positive (5,603 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op |
| Developers | DTP | Beamdog |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Drakensang: The River of Time (2011) is 2 years older than Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (2013).
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Drakensang: The River of Time (76.7% positive).
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Drakensang: The River of Time (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition has co-op; Drakensang: The River of Time does not.
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Drakensang: The River of Time has no Deck rating yet.
Drakensang: The River of Time vs Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Drakensang: The River of Time or Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition?
- On Steam reviews Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition scores higher (91.9% positive) than Drakensang: The River of Time (76.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced 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 Drakensang: The River of Time or Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Drakensang: The River of Time (2011) came out before Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (2013). 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 Drakensang: The River of Time and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 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 Drakensang: The River of Time have multiplayer like Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition?
- No. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Drakensang: The River of Time is listed as single-player only.