Choose Drakensang: The River of Time
Choose Drakensang: The River of Time if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Drakensang: The River of Time launched in 2011.
Drakensang: The River of Time vs Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Drakensang: The River of Time and Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus 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 7 years older than Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (2018). Both sit near 77% positive on Steam (Drakensang: The River of Time: 176 reviews, Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition: 17,605). 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 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Choose Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 17,605 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Drakensang: The River of Time and Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (76.7% vs 76.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Drakensang: The River of Time |  Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2018 |
| 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) | 76.5% positive (17,605 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DTP | Owlcat Games |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Drakensang: The River of Time (2011) is 7 years older than Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (2018).
- Both sit near 77% positive on Steam (Drakensang: The River of Time: 176 reviews, Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition: 17,605).
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Drakensang: The River of Time (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Drakensang: The River of Time has no Deck rating yet.
Drakensang: The River of Time vs Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Drakensang: The River of Time or Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Drakensang: The River of Time sits at 76.7% positive (176 reviews), Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition at 76.5% (17,605). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Drakensang: The River of Time or Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Drakensang: The River of Time (2011) came out before Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (2018). 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 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus 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.