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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10

Like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

12 games like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor cover art
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Counter-timing combat and stealth execution

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings cover art
The Witcher 2: Assassins of KingsPracticed Mastery · action RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Tight dodge and parry windows

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Dying Light cover art
Dying LightPracticed Mastery · parkour survival

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Night-hunter encounters bring randomness.

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Dead Island cover art
Dead IslandPracticed Mastery · zombie action RPG

Both lean on variance about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - first-person melee timing and stamina

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Payday 2 cover art
Payday 2Practiced Mastery · co-op heist shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Cops and guards follow spawn scripts

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance cover art
Kingdom Come: DeliverancePracticed Mastery · sim-RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 2) - Enemy AI somewhat reactive in duels

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Horizon Forbidden West cover art
Horizon Forbidden WestPracticed Mastery · action RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Faster combat with valor surges and aiming.

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Starfield cover art
StarfieldPracticed Mastery · space RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Shooter and piloting inputs

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Darksiders II cover art
Darksiders IIPracticed Mastery · action adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - no adaptive opponent

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The Evil Within 2 cover art
The Evil Within 2Practiced Mastery · survival horror shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - Upgrade system, open-area routing and crafting are fully optimisable

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Prototype 2 cover art
Prototype 2Practiced Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Sandbox encounters carry slight randomness

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Dying Light 2 Stay Human cover art
Dying Light 2 Stay HumanPracticed Mastery · parkour survival

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Night spawns and loot vary.

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Game details

Released
2001
Developer
Snowblind Studios
Franchise
Dungeons & Dragons
Platforms
Series X|S, XBOX, PS4, NGC, Linux, Android, PC, iOS, Mac, XONE, Switch, PS2
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB critics
85/100
IGDB users
81/100
Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upActionFantasy