Choose Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Choose Avernum 2: Crystal Souls if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Avernum 2: Crystal Souls launched in 2015.
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls vs Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls and Avernum 4: Greed and Glory both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (2015) is 10 years older than Avernum 4: Greed and Glory (2025). Avernum 4: Greed and Glory scores higher on Steam reviews (93.9% positive) than Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (92.5% 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 Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
Choose Avernum 4: Greed and Glory if you want the Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Avernum 4: Greed and Glory launched in 2025.
Both Avernum 2: Crystal Souls and Avernum 4: Greed and Glory sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.5% vs 93.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Avernum 2: Crystal Souls |  Avernum 4: Greed and Glory | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.5% positive (201 reviews) | 93.9% positive (99 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spiderweb Software | Spiderweb Software |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (2015) is 10 years older than Avernum 4: Greed and Glory (2025).
- Avernum 4: Greed and Glory scores higher on Steam reviews (93.9% positive) than Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (92.5% positive).
- Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Avernum 4: Greed and Glory (5.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls vs Avernum 4: Greed and Glory — FAQ
- Should I play Avernum 2: Crystal Souls or Avernum 4: Greed and Glory first?
- If you want chronology, Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (2015) came out before Avernum 4: Greed and Glory (2025). 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 Avernum 4: Greed and Glory similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.