Action · January 12, 2021

Kingdom Heroes 8 (2021)

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The ' Kingdom Heroes' series is a classic horizontal battle single-player game developed by Userjoy, which has been released seven generations since 1998. After the release of ' Kingdom Heroes VII' in 2007, there has been no single-player sequel since then. The latest sequel, ' Kingdom Heroes 8', will feature a new look and exciting battles, interpreting the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms. 【Famous Generals / Fascinating Skills】 Players can perform subtle operations on multiple characters on the battlefield. The newly created classic Three Kingdoms characters, various warrior techniques, and exclusive warrior techniques have also been recreated. The special appearance animations and special effects of famous characters show a magnificent feeling different from the previous game. 【Fascinating Features / Exploring freely】 The design of the map strives to restore the vast territory and vast settings, and set up a wealth of random events, in addition to maintaining the open exploration style of play, adding new exploration elements and map objects, players can freely explore and fight at will. [Thousands of armies / Great momentum] The game features dozens of unique types of soldiers and a magnificent battlefield with more than 1,000 players and is developed in full 3D, evolving into 3D 1,000-player battles. [Inherit the classics / Break through the tradition] Based on the previous generations, 'Kingdom Heroes 8' continues the classic strategic gameplay of the series, and inherits the horizontal battle perspective setting, from 2D to 3D extreme evolution, the scene 3D performance is excellent, greatly enhancing the visual details and breadth, the most extensive and exquisite map in the history of the generation. [Originality / Multidimensional development] The meticulously designed growth system of military generals includes multi-dimensional cultivation of official positions, equipment, artifacts, war horses, and titles. Simplify the internal affairs system of the seven generations. The new auxiliary minister system, unify the automatic operation of the previous generations of internal affairs. The new stronghold subsidiary building system, giving different attributes and functions to the forces, so that the gameplay can be more diversified.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume14.5k Steam reviewsTop 31% in Action
Positive rating54% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 97%
Concurrent peak257 playersTop 22% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours53 h averageTop 7% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RTS · 320
  • Tactical RPG · 316
  • Real Time Tactics · 310
  • War · 306
  • Strategy RPG · 303
  • Historical · 298
  • Grand Strategy · 295
  • Character Customization · 290
  • Strategy · 285
  • City Builder · 282
  • RPG · 279
  • 2D · 276
  • 3D · 272
  • Action · 267
  • Simulation · 261

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

54%Mixed · 14.5k reviews

7.8k positive · 6.7k negative

Curator recommendations

12.7k

Peak concurrent players

257

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up
  • Japanese
  • English volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • English

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 12, 2021
DeveloperUSERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
PublisherUSERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd., Phoenix Game
Base price$20.99
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

53h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

35h

Typical completion time

Achievements

56

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Kingdom Heroes 8