Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy vs Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a fighting FPS game from Raven Software (2003) while Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is an RPG game from Obsidian Entertainment (2004).
What each one is
Steam files Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy under Fighting and FPS. In contrast, it files Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords under RPG.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?
At a glance
| Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.9/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 13,820) | Very Positive (94%, 26,011) |
| Critic aggregate | 81/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2003 | 2004 |
| Developer | Raven Software | Obsidian Entertainment |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy vs Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, 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
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi AcademyFighting FPS gameStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi AcademyAction, Sci-fi, Third PersonStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsRPG, Story Rich, Sci-fiThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy ✓Score 7.9 · 96% on Steam · 81 criticStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsScore 7.8 · 94% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy13,820 reviewsStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords26,011 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy$9.99Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi AcademyUnsupportedStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords ✓PlayableValve'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.
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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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (GamingPickz Score 7.9)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (playable)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ActionSci-fiThird PersonClassicSingleplayerCharacter CustomizationModdableAdventure
Where they differ
MultiplayerSwordplayFPSShooterFirst-PersonThird-Person Shooter
Choices MatterReal-Time with PauseParty-Based RPGMultiple EndingsSpaceAtmospheric
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and 1 for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords in scope?
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy has drawn 13,820 Steam reviews. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords has drawn 26,011 Steam reviews.
Is Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy or Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy rates higher (7.9 to 7.8). 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, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy or Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords?
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $9.99. 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.