Choose Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Choose Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 17,605 Steam reviews back the pick.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition vs Elengard: Ascension
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition and Elengard: Ascension both land in Adventure, 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 share Adventure, RPG on Steam. Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (2018) is 8 years older than Elengard: Ascension (2026). Elengard: Ascension scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (76.5% 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 Elengard: Ascension
Choose Elengard: Ascension if you want an Action, Strategy, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Elengard: Ascension launched in 2026.
Both Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition and Elengard: Ascension sit in Adventure and 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
 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition |  Elengard: Ascension | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | Action, Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (17,605 reviews) | 91.7% positive (48 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Owlcat Games | Stèphano M. M. G. |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (2018) is 8 years older than Elengard: Ascension (2026).
- Elengard: Ascension scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (76.5% positive).
- Elengard: Ascension is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition is Deck Playable, Elengard: Ascension is Deck Unsupported.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition vs Elengard: Ascension — FAQ
- Should I play Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition or Elengard: Ascension first?
- If you want chronology, Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition (2018) came out before Elengard: Ascension (2026). 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 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition and Elengard: Ascension similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.