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King's Bounty: The Legend

Fantasy strategy RPG combining real-time exploration with turn-based battles

Katauri Interactive · Published by Fulqrum Publishing · Released May 1, 2009

RPGStrategy

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 3,463
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 27 in 30 days
Players
73
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 29, 2026
Minimum PC
6800 256MB
1 GB RAM · 5.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is King's Bounty: The Legend?

This single-player fantasy strategy RPG combines real-time exploration of Endoria with turn-based tactical battles on hex grids. As a royal treasure hunter, you travel through towns, wilderness, and dungeons, complete quests for the king, recruit creature armies, and use spells and artifacts in combat.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy positioning, army composition, and tactical decision-making
  • +you want real-time exploration between turn-based encounters
  • +you like experimenting with classes, creatures, spells, and artifacts

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast combat driven by reflexes
  • −you dislike frequent battles or repeated combat patterns
  • −you primarily want multiplayer strategy modes

What players say

90% of 3,463 reviews are positive · 85% of 27 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tactical combat, fantasy exploration, varied units and spells, and differences among the three classes. Some find the battles repetitive or too frequent and note rough edges. Most negative reviews object to a planned advertising launcher, but later reviews say that plan was withdrawn and modern PC support improved.

Players over time

▼ -8% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 167 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202673
Nov 6, 202668
Nov 5, 202660
Nov 4, 202668
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Nov 2, 202665
Nov 1, 202661
Oct 31, 202656
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Oct 27, 202677
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Oct 25, 202654
Oct 24, 202669
Oct 23, 202656
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 202640
Oct 20, 202643
Oct 19, 202650
Oct 18, 202660
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Oct 12, 202660
Oct 11, 202686
Oct 10, 202676
Oct 9, 2026107
Oct 8, 202651
Oct 7, 202661
Oct 6, 202656
Oct 5, 202658
Oct 4, 202650
Oct 3, 202650
Oct 2, 202643
Oct 1, 202654
Sep 30, 202650
Sep 29, 202654
Sep 28, 202654
Sep 27, 202650
Sep 26, 202653
Sep 25, 202651
Sep 24, 202655
Sep 23, 2026110
Sep 23, 202651
Sep 22, 202667
Sep 21, 2026167

How many players finish King's Bounty: The Legend?

1.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Easy walk», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

King's Bounty: The Legend screenshot 1

King's Bounty: The Legend system requirements

Minimum: 6800 256MB, 1 GB RAM, 5.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® XP/Vista™ 32-bit
Processor
Intel Pentium® 4 2.6 GHz or Athlon 64 +2800 (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or Athlon 64 +3200 recommended)
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 256MB or ATI Radeon X800 256MB or better (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 512MB or ATI Radeon X1900 512MB or better recommended)
Memory
1 GB RAM under XP and 2 GB RAM under Vista (2GB recommended)
Storage
5.5 GB

Does King's Bounty: The Legend have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does King's Bounty: The Legend run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
64
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Hungarian, Polish, Simplified Chinese.

Does King's Bounty: The Legend use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Generative AI was used as a supporting tool during the creation of some of the Steam Community assets, with all AI-generated images being carefully refined and significantly reworked by a professional graphic artist. The game itself (and all in-game artwork) was created entirely by human developers and artists, without the use of generative AI.

The statement mentions: Store page & marketing

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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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