Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) vs Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) is an RPG sports game from Cyanide Studios (2017) while Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a roguelike RPG game from Unfrozen (2020).
What each one is
Steam files Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) under RPG and Sports. In contrast, it files Iratus: Lord of the Dead under Roguelike and RPG.
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
At a glance
| Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) | Iratus: Lord of the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.9/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (78%, 9,169) | Very Positive (86%, 8,251) |
| Critic aggregate | 76/100 | 78/100 |
| Price | $29.99 | $2.99 |
| Install size | 8 GB | 3.42 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Developer | Cyanide Studios | Unfrozen |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) vs Iratus: Lord of the Dead, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)RPG sports gameIratus: Lord of the DeadRoguelike RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)Strategy, Fantasy, Board GameIratus: Lord of the DeadRPG, Strategy, IndieThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)Score 6.9 · 78% on Steam · 76 criticIratus: Lord of the Dead ✓Score 7.4 · 86% on Steam · 78 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)9,169 reviews · 8 GBIratus: Lord of the Dead8,251 reviews · 5 add-ons · 3.42 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)$29.99Iratus: Lord of the Dead ✓$2.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)PlayableIratus: Lord of the DeadPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
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2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Iratus: Lord of the Dead (GamingPickz Score 7.4)
- The cheaper right now: Iratus: Lord of the Dead ($2.99)
- Lighter on storage: Iratus: Lord of the Dead (3.42 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
StrategyFantasyTurn-BasedRPGDark FantasyTurn-Based TacticsGoreViolent
Where they differ
MultiplayerBoard GameSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyTacticalPvP
IndieTurn-Based CombatRogue-likeVillain ProtagonistRogue-liteDark
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Iratus: Lord of the Dead is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) | Iratus: Lord of the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 768 MB 100% | Open GL 3.2+ Compliant |
| Minimum CPU | AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.5 GHZ | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 3 GB | 1 GB |
| Install size | 8 GB | 3.42 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) · Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) and 0 for Iratus: Lord of the Dead. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) and Iratus: Lord of the Dead in scope?
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) has drawn 9,169 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB. Iratus: Lord of the Dead has drawn 8,251 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 3.42 GB.
Is Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) or Iratus: Lord of the Dead better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Iratus: Lord of the Dead rates higher (7.4 to 6.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) or Iratus: Lord of the Dead?
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is cheaper right now at $2.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.