Choose Avoid The Monsters
Choose Avoid The Monsters if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Avoid The Monsters launched in 2017.
Avoid The Monsters vs Baldur's Gate 3
Avoid The Monsters and Baldur's Gate 3 both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, RPG on Steam. Avoid The Monsters (2017) is 6 years older than Baldur's Gate 3 (2023). Baldur's Gate 3 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.8% positive) than Avoid The Monsters (70.4% 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 3
Choose Baldur's Gate 3 if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 440,006 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Avoid The Monsters and Baldur's Gate 3 sit in Strategy 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
 Avoid The Monsters |  Baldur's Gate 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Strategy, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 44.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.4% positive (27 reviews) | 96.8% positive (440,006 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Wouter van Oortmerssen | Larian Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Avoid The Monsters (2017) is 6 years older than Baldur's Gate 3 (2023).
- Baldur's Gate 3 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.8% positive) than Avoid The Monsters (70.4% positive).
- Avoid The Monsters is free; Baldur's Gate 3 is paid (44.99 USD).
- Baldur's Gate 3 has co-op; Avoid The Monsters does not.
- Baldur's Gate 3 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Avoid The Monsters has no Deck rating yet.
Avoid The Monsters vs Baldur's Gate 3 — FAQ
- Should I play Avoid The Monsters or Baldur's Gate 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Avoid The Monsters (2017) came out before Baldur's Gate 3 (2023). 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 Avoid The Monsters and Baldur's Gate 3 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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 Avoid The Monsters have multiplayer like Baldur's Gate 3?
- No. Baldur's Gate 3 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Avoid The Monsters is listed as single-player only.
- Is Avoid The Monsters free?
- Yes — Avoid The Monsters is a free-to-play Steam title. Baldur's Gate 3 is paid (44.99 USD).