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King Arthur's Gold vs Scribblenauts Unlimited

King Arthur's Gold is a platformer sandbox game from Transhuman Design (2013) while Scribblenauts Unlimited is an open-world platformer game from 5th Cell Media (2012).

King Arthur's Gold

2013 · Transhuman Design

7.2GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Very Positive

Scribblenauts Unlimited

2012 · 5th Cell Media

7.8GamingPickz Score

$19.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files King Arthur's Gold under Platformer and Sandbox. In contrast, it files Scribblenauts Unlimited under Open-World and Platformer.

King Arthur's Gold

Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?

Description from its Steam store page

Scribblenauts Unlimited

The best-selling, award-winning franchise is back – on your home PC in gorgeous HD for the first time.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

King Arthur's GoldScribblenauts Unlimited
GamingPickz Score7.2/107.8/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (84%, 5,228)Very Positive (94%, 12,381)
Critic aggregate81/10075/100
PriceFree$19.99
Install size0.25 GB
Steam Deckplayableplayable
Released20132012
DeveloperTranshuman Design5th Cell Media

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

King Arthur's Gold vs Scribblenauts Unlimited, 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.

  1. Genre and premise

    King Arthur's GoldPlatformer sandbox game
    Scribblenauts UnlimitedOpen-world platformer game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    King Arthur's Gold2D, Action, Pixel Graphics
    Scribblenauts UnlimitedPuzzle, Casual, Adventure

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    King Arthur's GoldScore 7.2 · 84% on Steam · 81 critic
    Scribblenauts UnlimitedScore 7.8 · 94% on Steam · 75 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    King Arthur's Gold5,228 reviews · 3 add-ons · 0.25 GB
    Scribblenauts Unlimited12,381 reviews

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    King Arthur's GoldFree
    Scribblenauts Unlimited$19.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    King Arthur's GoldPlayable
    Scribblenauts UnlimitedPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.

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01000100PlayersPopularityScribblenauts Unlimited

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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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Scribblenauts Unlimited (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
  • The cheaper right now: King Arthur's Gold (Free)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Scribblenauts Unlimited (12,381 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Multiplayer2DActionIndieSandboxPlatformerStrategySingleplayer

Where they differ

King Arthur's Gold is also

Pixel GraphicsBuildingMedievalTeam-BasedCompetitiveCo-op

Scribblenauts Unlimited is also

PuzzleCasualAdventureFamily FriendlyComedyOpen World

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, King Arthur's Gold is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Scribblenauts Unlimited is relaxed, easy to pick up.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for King Arthur's Gold and 0 for Scribblenauts Unlimited. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are King Arthur's Gold and Scribblenauts Unlimited in scope?

King Arthur's Gold has drawn 5,228 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 0.25 GB. Scribblenauts Unlimited has drawn 12,381 Steam reviews.

Is King Arthur's Gold or Scribblenauts Unlimited better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Scribblenauts Unlimited rates higher (7.8 to 7.2). 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, King Arthur's Gold or Scribblenauts Unlimited?

King Arthur's Gold is cheaper right now at Free, against $19.99. 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.

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.

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