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King's Bounty: Dark Side

Turn-based fantasy strategy RPG commanding armies from the dark side

Fulqrum Publishing · Released Aug 19, 2014

RPGStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 1,504
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
46
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
11 years ago
Nov 15, 2014
Minimum PC
6600 with 128 Mb VRAM
1 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

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

72% of 1,504 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.

Players over time

▲ +24% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 103 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 21, 2026103

How many players finish King's Bounty: Dark Side?

9.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Demons’ Era», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

King's Bounty: Dark Side screenshot 1

King's Bounty: Dark Side system requirements

Minimum: 6600 with 128 Mb VRAM, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does King's Bounty: Dark Side have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does King's Bounty: Dark Side run on Steam Deck?

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

  • 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
37
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, Polish, German.

Does King's Bounty: Dark Side 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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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