RPG · May 1, 2009

King’s Bounty: The Legend (2009)

local_offer-85% current discountgroup100k–1M ownerstrending_up101 peak concurrentrecommend2.8k recommendations
King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and role-playing elements. In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise kings and beautiful princesses the player controls a hero. Leading their character through the game world, exploring it, commanding armies in battle and accomplishing various quests can mean great reward or huge defeats. Gameplay is divided into two major sections: adventure mode and battle mode. While playing in adventure mode the gamer controls their character in real-time. With several classes available at the start of a new game, the player moves through the adventure map seeking various treasures, fighting monsters and accomplishing quests tasked to him by the local stewards. Once in battle mode the gamer assumes the role of a war chief, leading his troops in tactical turn-based combat. Battles take place on land or sea, in dungeons or castles or even in some items! The hero himself doesn't participate in the combat, but can assist his troops by casting spells or summoning different creatures. Real-time (adventure) meets turn-based (battles) gameplay Rich fantasy setting, storyline with a lot of twists and an unexpected ending Three types of characters to choose from — Each of them with unique characteristics and abilities Huge game world with dozens locations and battlefields — both on the surface and in the dungeons The game world isn't static — enemies don't just sit and wait for the hero to arrive, they pursue their own aims and try to get into the player's way Mac version is available in English, Russian, German, French, Spanish and Italian languages.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • RPG · 215
  • Strategy · 193
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 129
  • Fantasy · 112
  • Turn-Based · 79
  • Adventure · 76
  • Hex Grid · 67
  • Singleplayer · 54
  • Tactical RPG · 53
  • Tactical · 52
  • Turn-Based Combat · 40
  • Atmospheric · 38
  • Great Soundtrack · 36
  • Classic · 30
  • Open World · 24

Peer RPG titles

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

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.3k Steam reviewsTop 72% in RPG
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 30%
Metacritic79/100Genre average 78 — top 58% of RPG titles
Concurrent peak101 playersTop 44% in RPG by live player count
Engagement hours31 h averageTop 30% for session depth among RPG

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 3.3k reviews

3.0k positive · 299 negative

Metacritic

79/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.7/10

Curator recommendations

2.8k

Peak concurrent players

101

RPG releases from 2009

10 RPG titles launched in 2009 — top 6 by review volume.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • Russian
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Japanese
  • Hungarian
  • Polish

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

31h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

12h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

22h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 1, 2009
DeveloperFulqrum Publishing
Base price$1.04 -85%
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy King's Bounty: The Legend