Choose Jade Empire™: Special Edition
Choose Jade Empire™: Special Edition if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,519 Steam reviews back the pick.
Jade Empire™: Special Edition vs Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition
Jade Empire™: Special Edition and Dragon Age II: Ultimate 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. Jade Empire™: Special Edition (2007) is 13 years older than Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition (2020). Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Jade Empire™: Special Edition (75.2% 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 Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition
Choose Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.4% positive across 4,007 reviews.
Both Jade Empire™: Special Edition and Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition sit in 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
 Jade Empire™: Special Edition |  Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2020 |
| Genres | RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 3.74 USD | 7.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.2% positive (1,519 reviews) | 80.4% positive (4,007 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BioWare | BioWare |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Jade Empire™: Special Edition (2007) is 13 years older than Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition (2020).
- Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Jade Empire™: Special Edition (75.2% positive).
- Jade Empire™: Special Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition (3.74 USD vs. 7.49 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Jade Empire™: Special Edition vs Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Jade Empire™: Special Edition or Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition?
- On Steam reviews Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition scores higher (80.4% positive) than Jade Empire™: Special Edition (75.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Jade Empire™: Special Edition or Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Jade Empire™: Special Edition (2007) came out before Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition (2020). 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 Jade Empire™: Special Edition and Dragon Age II: Ultimate 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.