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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

An old-school hack-and-slash action RPG awaits! Pick one of five heroes, defeat monstrous enemies with weapons and spells, loot treasure and level up in this classic D&D fantasy adventure.

What works

  • Strong cooperative local and remote play
  • Nostalgic and faithful port of classic arpg
  • Multiple characters and customization options
  • Smooth performance including on steam deck
  • Engaging combat and crafting systems

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and crashes reported
  • Graphics and audio largely unchanged from original
  • No online multiplayer, only remote play together
  • Price considered high by some for a port
  • Limited story depth and repetitive elements

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Minecraft Dungeons

  • Lost Castle 2

  • Coridden

  • Wizard with a Gun

  • Rotwood

  • Titan Quest Anniversary Edition

Less intimate

Games that feels like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II but with less focus on close relationships

  • Dungeon Siege

  • Titan Quest II

  • Rum & Gun

  • Dragonkin: The Banished

  • How to Survive

  • Len's Island

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II but with more leadership over others

  • 秦殇 (Prince of Qin)

  • Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Demeo

  • Dungeons 3

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

More competitive

Games that feels like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II but with more competition against others

  • Madballs in Babo:Invasion

  • Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

  • Ember Knights

  • Magicka

  • Victor Vran ARPG

  • Darksiders Genesis

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Value.

Last update: 03/08/2026