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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms vs Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance both land in Action, 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 Action, RPG on Steam. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2021) is 3 years older than Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (2024). Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance scores higher on Steam reviews (81.4% positive) than Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (71.4% 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 Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

Choose Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms launched in 2024.

Choose Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Choose Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.4% positive across 786 reviews.

Both Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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.

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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms vs Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance — Steam metadata comparison
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms — Steam game coverAlaloth: Champions of The Four KingdomsBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance — Steam game coverBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Released20242021
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPGAction, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Verified
Price34.99 USD39.99 USD
Steam reviews71.4% positive (977 reviews)81.4% positive (786 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op
DevelopersGamera InteractiveSquare One Games Inc., Black Isle Studios

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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms vs Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance — FAQ

Which is better, Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms or Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance?
On Steam reviews Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance scores higher (81.4% positive) than Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (71.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms or Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance first?
If you want chronology, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2021) came out before Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (2024). 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 Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance similar?
They overlap on Action, 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.
Do both Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
Do Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance both run on Steam Deck?
Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.
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