The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge
A fantasy point-and-click adventure about a bard competing for a wish
Infamous Quests · Released Jan 26, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 105
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Jun 18, 2017
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge?
A single-player, 2D point-and-click adventure set in the fantasy land of Uir, where Finn the bard enters a royal challenge in search of material for a ballad. You explore the Faerie Realm, meet its inhabitants, and play a magic lute to entertain them and uncover secrets.
For you if...
- +you enjoy old-school adventures with a lighthearted fairy-tale tone
Not for you if...
- −you want difficult puzzles that take time to unravel
What players say
86% of 105 reviews are positive
Players praise the pixel art and music. The short length and frequent backtracking are recurring complaints.
Screenshots and trailer
The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge system requirements
Minimum: Direct X Compatible, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10
- Processor
- 900 Mhz
- Graphics
- Direct X Compatible Graphics Card
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 5.2
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or 10
- Processor
- 1.2 GHZ
- Graphics
- Direct X Compatible Graphics Card
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 900 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 5.2
Does The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge 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, Linux
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge 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
