Choose Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Choose Avernum 2: Crystal Souls if you want a Strategy, Indie, and RPG experience. Avernum 2: Crystal Souls launched in 2015.
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls vs The Final Battle
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls and The Final Battle 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. Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (2015) is 4 years older than The Final Battle (2019). Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than The Final Battle (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD). 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 The Final Battle
Choose The Final Battle if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Final Battle launched in 2019.
Both Avernum 2: Crystal Souls and The Final Battle sit in Adventure 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
 Avernum 2: Crystal Souls |  The Final Battle | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.5% positive (201 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spiderweb Software | PSS |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (2015) is 4 years older than The Final Battle (2019).
- Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than The Final Battle (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Final Battle has no Deck rating yet.
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls vs The Final Battle — FAQ
- Should I play Avernum 2: Crystal Souls or The Final Battle first?
- If you want chronology, Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (2015) came out before The Final Battle (2019). 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 Avernum 2: Crystal Souls and The Final Battle 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.
- Does Avernum 2: Crystal Souls run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Final Battle doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.