King's Bounty: Dark Side
Turn-based fantasy strategy RPG commanding armies from the dark side
Fulqrum Publishing · Released Aug 19, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 1,935
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 70
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 years ago
- Nov 15, 2014
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is King's Bounty: Dark Side?
In this single-player fantasy strategy RPG, you choose an Orc, Vampire, or Demoness and oppose the forces of light. You explore a large world of towns, wilderness, and dungeons, take on quests, build an army, and fight turn-based battles using unit placement and spells.
For you if...
- +you like demanding turn-based battles that reward careful planning
- +you want a long fantasy campaign from a villain's perspective
Not for you if...
- −you prefer quick combat over tactical battles
- −you want straightforward quests without repeated backtracking
- −you would rather play a hero fighting evil
What players say
74% of 1,935 reviews are positive
Players praise the variety of units and ways to combine them in battle, along with the dark-side perspective. They complain about quests that involve repeated travel and unclear objectives; some also report crashes.
Screenshots and trailer
King's Bounty: Dark Side system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP (SP3 required), Vista, 7, 8
- Processor
- 2.6 GHz and better
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 6600 with 128 Mb VRAM or similar AMD card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 37
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Tags
- RPG
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Hex Grid
- Turn-Based
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Villain Protagonist
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- Vampires
- Elves
Recent updates
- Nov 15, 2014 · King's Bounty: Dark Side Updated
1 DLC available.
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