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King's Bounty: Dark Side cover art

King's Bounty: Dark Side

Fulqrum Publishing · 2014-08-19

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 19, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 19, 2014 (Mac)

Time has come to begin a Dark Journey to the other side of Teana and explore a mysterious region never before seen by royal bounty hunters. King’s Bounty: Dark Side lets you play as the villains in a full standalone campaign with new heroes, dark factions, and a fresh tactical perspective.

King's Bounty: Dark Side is a 2014 RPG and Strategy game priced at $1.94, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (74% of 1,935 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-12

104
playing now
74%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (6.8k downloads)
131h
to beat · rushed 56h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.94
steam price (US)

104 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

King's Bounty: Dark Side is a strategy video game developed for Microsoft Windows by 1C-Softclub and published by 1C Company. The game was released on August 14, 2014. It is a standalone installment in the King's Bounty series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 104 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 86 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 48k–116k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,935 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.94-85%
Steam$1.94-85%
GOG$1.95-85%
GreenManGaming$1.95-85%
GOG$1.95-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.38 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 204 of 206 observed days · $0.56 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

126282026-09-14 22:00 — 46 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 49 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 90 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 54 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 51 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 96 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 90 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 41 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 87 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 112 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 37 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 80 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 104 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 31 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 87 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 126 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 28 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 62 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 117 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 63 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 66 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 92 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 54 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 104 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
45461May 2014Aug 2026May 2014 — avg 74 · peak 183Sep 2014 — avg 454 · peak 1,013Jan 2015 — avg 355 · peak 905May 2015 — avg 173 · peak 391Sep 2015 — avg 142 · peak 339Jan 2016 — avg 131 · peak 297May 2016 — avg 114 · peak 236Sep 2016 — avg 101 · peak 221Jan 2017 — avg 111 · peak 248May 2017 — avg 97 · peak 219Sep 2017 — avg 80 · peak 170Jan 2018 — avg 102 · peak 220May 2018 — avg 84 · peak 173Sep 2018 — avg 77 · peak 162Jan 2019 — avg 147 · peak 344May 2019 — avg 79 · peak 178Sep 2019 — avg 79 · peak 166Jan 2020 — avg 91 · peak 191May 2020 — avg 107 · peak 221Sep 2020 — avg 75 · peak 153Jan 2021 — avg 100 · peak 208May 2021 — avg 90 · peak 189Sep 2021 — avg 126 · peak 287Jan 2022 — avg 82 · peak 169May 2022 — avg 78 · peak 156Sep 2022 — avg 74 · peak 163Jan 2023 — avg 87 · peak 167May 2023 — avg 61 · peak 145Sep 2023 — avg 65 · peak 133Jan 2024 — avg 79 · peak 165May 2024 — avg 71 · peak 136Sep 2024 — avg 75 · peak 150Jan 2025 — avg 95 · peak 184May 2025 — avg 71 · peak 136Sep 2025 — avg 80 · peak 159Jan 2026 — avg 96 · peak 190May 2026 — avg 80 · peak 156Aug 2026 — avg 84 · peak 169
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.422015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $12.272015-04-11 — best price $16.952015-08-05 — best price $4.002016-01-14 — best price $15.992016-07-30 — best price $3.992016-12-24 — best price $3.992017-07-06 — best price $12.992018-01-12 — best price $12.992018-07-04 — best price $10.912018-11-26 — best price $3.202019-04-08 — best price $12.992019-07-26 — best price $3.252019-11-27 — best price $3.192020-02-16 — best price $14.072020-06-08 — best price $2.442020-09-19 — best price $12.992020-12-21 — best price $2.762021-03-26 — best price $2.642021-06-25 — best price $2.742021-09-30 — best price $2.752022-01-10 — best price $12.992022-05-01 — best price $2.892022-08-06 — best price $2.782022-12-05 — best price $12.272023-03-18 — best price $12.992023-07-13 — best price $2.282023-10-24 — best price $2.592024-02-12 — best price $12.992024-05-20 — best price $12.992024-09-11 — best price $12.992025-01-06 — best price $12.342025-04-28 — best price $12.992025-08-21 — best price $1.662025-12-03 — best price $1.722026-03-11 — best price $2.392026-06-07 — best price $10.732026-08-28 — best price $1.952026-10-12 — best price $1.942026-10-14 — best price $1.94
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9832026-05-22 — 5 pageviews2026-05-26 — 10 pageviews2026-05-30 — 8 pageviews2026-06-03 — 15 pageviews2026-06-07 — 14 pageviews2026-06-11 — 7 pageviews2026-06-15 — 14 pageviews2026-06-19 — 12 pageviews2026-06-23 — 10 pageviews2026-06-27 — 16 pageviews2026-07-01 — 9 pageviews2026-07-05 — 18 pageviews2026-07-09 — 20 pageviews2026-07-13 — 10 pageviews2026-07-17 — 8 pageviews2026-07-21 — 8 pageviews2026-07-25 — 13 pageviews2026-07-29 — 7 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-06 — 5 pageviews2026-08-10 — 12 pageviews2026-08-14 — 18 pageviews2026-08-18 — 13 pageviews2026-08-22 — 6 pageviews2026-08-26 — 14 pageviews2026-08-30 — 11 pageviews2026-09-03 — 4 pageviews2026-09-07 — 9 pageviews2026-09-11 — 11 pageviews2026-09-15 — 8 pageviews2026-09-19 — 10 pageviews2026-09-23 — 13 pageviews2026-09-27 — 9 pageviews2026-10-01 — 11 pageviews2026-10-05 — 6 pageviews2026-10-09 — 6 pageviews2026-10-12 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
54.2%
earned "Bane of Life"
18.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Russian, Polish, German

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,6657%37

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGFantasyVampireHex GridStrategyAdventureTurn-BasedSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistTurn-Based Strategy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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