Steam tip for under 20 €: Divinity Original Sin 2 - Without this RPG hit, there would be no Baldur's Gate 3

Even before Baldur's Gate 3, Larian made great RPGs that captivate for hundreds of hours. Divinity Original Sin 2 can be enjoyed alone or in co-op with friends.

Genre: RPG in the style of Baldur’s Gate 3
Price: 11.24 euros individually or 10.66 euros in the Source saga with the predecessor (on sale until June 1, 2026, then individually 44.99 euros)
Release: September 14, 2017
Steam Rating: 95 percent positive
Divinity: Original Sin 2 on Steam

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Steam tip for under 20 €: Divinity Original Sin 2 – Without this RPG hit, there would be no Baldur's Gate 3

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Leya urges you to try one of the best RPGs: That Divinity: Original Sin 2 (DOS2) belongs to the absolute milestones of the genre is no secret. After Larian Studios announced that, after Baldur’s Gate 3, a new Divinity is on the way, a friend and I felt nostalgic. We started a new co-op campaign – and what can I say? Even almost ten years after release, this RPG is still a whole lot of fun.

This is mainly due to the brilliant sandbox: You can follow any path you like. Dead end? Then just turn around and continue elsewhere. However, the centerpiece remains the turn-based combat system, which cleverly utilizes the environment. If you shoot at an oil barrel, the ground catches fire. If it rains afterward, steam is created that you can electrify with lightning to stun enemies. By the way, get used to the fact that you will accidentally set each other on fire in co-op!

But what makes the co-op mode so brilliant?

Total freedom: You can move completely autonomously from each other. While one person haggles for the best prices in the city (or robs a merchant), the other stumbles into a cave on the beach, accidentally triggers a boss fight, and shouts for help on Discord.
Collaborative puzzling: The battles are challenging. You work together like on a puzzle, combining the abilities (partner puts everything underwater, you throw in the lightning) and laugh your heads off when everything goes horribly wrong and you somehow have to save the fight in chaos.
Smooth gameplay loop: Since DOS2, unlike Baldur’s Gate 3, has hardly any classic cutscenes, the co-op runs much smoother. You don’t spend ages waiting while the other is stuck in a cinematic, keeping the conversation alive.

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