The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom
Hidden-object fantasy adventure through a cursed kingdom inhabited by dragons
Sunward Games · Published by Artifex Mundi · Released Jan 30, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 114
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Feb 6, 2020
What is The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom?
You play Sarah Pennington in a single-player, point-and-click adventure, trying to lift a curse threatening the Buried Kingdom. You explore hand-painted locations, search scenes for hidden objects, and solve puzzles through a main story and a bonus chapter.
For you if...
- +you prefer casual adventures built around observation and puzzle-solving
Not for you if...
- −you want a lengthy campaign with extensive bonus content
- −you prefer action combat to searching scenes for objects
What players say
82% of 114 reviews are positive
Players praise the artwork and puzzles. Complaints center on the weak story and its loose ties to earlier entries, with several players finding it an unsatisfying series finale.
Screenshots and trailer
The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB VRAM, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- 256 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 32
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian.
Does The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
