Baldur's Gate II: EE vs Episode - Choose Your Story

How do Baldur's Gate II: EE and Episode - Choose Your Story compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Baldur's Gate II: EE	Episode - Choose Your Story
Genre	Role Playing	Role Playing
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	hard	medium
Ad intensity	none	low
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	high
Typical session	long	variable
Rating	4.1 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	315	2,817,659
Reviews say	What players like Deep, compelling D&D story and lore Massive 60+ hour campaign with multiple expansions Excellent on tablets (iPad experience praised) Common complaints UI unreadably small on phones (not recommended under 7 inches) Real-time combat requires frequent pausing; character selection unreliable Bugs and gamebreaking glitches prevent completion (window lock, quest blocking)	What players like Huge library of 150,000+ diverse stories Character customization and outfit design Community-driven with book clubs and reading challenges Common complaints All premium story choices and good outcomes locked behind gems Gems extremely expensive, often 19-35 per choice Free options disappointing and limit character appeal

Baldur's Gate II: EE — A classic isometric D&D epic where you race to uncover your dark destiny while battling through 60+ hours of deep, story-driven combat. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure) Episode - Choose Your Story — Choose your own adventure through thousands of interactive romance and drama stories where your decisions shape the outcome. (rated medium difficulty, low ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.