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King's Bounty II

Fulqrum Games · Fulqrum Publishing · 2021-08-24

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AdventureRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 23, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 07, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 24, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 24, 2021 (Xbox One), Aug 24, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 24, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Legend returns! King’s Bounty II is the long-awaited sequel to the legendary King’s Bounty video games franchise, one of the most iconic representatives of the turn-based RPG genre.

King's Bounty II is a 2021 Adventure, RPG, and Strategy game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (62% of 5537 reviews).

34
playing now
62%
positive of 5.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (966 downloads)
3.89★
PlayStation Store rating (957 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

34 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

King's Bounty II is a turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by 1C Entertainment and published by Prime Matter that was released for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on August 24, 2021. It is a direct sequel to the first King's Bounty game released in 1990 and follows the 2008 spin-off title King's Bounty: The Legend, developed by Katauri Interactive.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 34 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 103 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,044 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 111k–249k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,537 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$3.59-91%
GOG$3.99-90%
Microsoft Store$5.99-85%
GOG$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Fanatical (2024-08-23) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $47.88 · on sale 133 of 257 observed days · $4.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 1,168 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 876 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6992026-09-14 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 15 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 33 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 31 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 27 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 34 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 57 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 16 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 44 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 63 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 36 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 37 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 19 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 32 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 69 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 26 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 39 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 28 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 25 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 41 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 34 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.1k26Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 3,126 · peak 5,919Oct 2021 — avg 302 · peak 714Dec 2021 — avg 118 · peak 310Feb 2022 — avg 97 · peak 271Apr 2022 — avg 57 · peak 150Jun 2022 — avg 70 · peak 169Aug 2022 — avg 77 · peak 194Oct 2022 — avg 61 · peak 146Dec 2022 — avg 78 · peak 212Feb 2023 — avg 65 · peak 165Apr 2023 — avg 60 · peak 149Jun 2023 — avg 48 · peak 134Aug 2023 — avg 44 · peak 102Oct 2023 — avg 35 · peak 85Dec 2023 — avg 56 · peak 128Feb 2024 — avg 57 · peak 176Apr 2024 — avg 46 · peak 118Jun 2024 — avg 41 · peak 107Aug 2024 — avg 44 · peak 108Oct 2024 — avg 58 · peak 161Dec 2024 — avg 45 · peak 119Feb 2025 — avg 45 · peak 104Apr 2025 — avg 40 · peak 106Jun 2025 — avg 34 · peak 82Aug 2025 — avg 43 · peak 107Oct 2025 — avg 40 · peak 96Dec 2025 — avg 33 · peak 74Feb 2026 — avg 34 · peak 76Apr 2026 — avg 29 · peak 80Jun 2026 — avg 26 · peak 66Aug 2026 — avg 29 · peak 66
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$1.592021-06-022026-10-142021-06-02 — best price $49.992021-10-14 — best price $41.992021-12-09 — best price $37.492022-04-25 — best price $41.992022-07-28 — best price $49.992022-09-20 — best price $24.992022-12-02 — best price $49.992023-02-07 — best price $49.992023-04-04 — best price $39.992023-05-30 — best price $39.992023-07-27 — best price $12.502023-09-18 — best price $8.992023-11-21 — best price $5.992024-02-01 — best price $39.992024-03-20 — best price $3.992024-06-17 — best price $3.492024-08-23 — best price $1.592024-11-16 — best price $39.992025-01-20 — best price $1.592025-04-11 — best price $39.992025-06-23 — best price $3.992025-09-04 — best price $3.992025-11-05 — best price $39.992025-12-03 — best price $46.662025-12-24 — best price $47.142026-01-17 — best price $3.992026-02-06 — best price $47.162026-03-02 — best price $39.992026-03-24 — best price $46.282026-04-16 — best price $47.122026-05-07 — best price $3.992026-05-28 — best price $39.992026-06-22 — best price $45.812026-07-13 — best price $45.682026-08-12 — best price $39.992026-09-02 — best price $3.992026-09-18 — best price $3.992026-10-04 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

68152026-06-02 — 19 pageviews2026-06-06 — 28 pageviews2026-06-10 — 27 pageviews2026-06-14 — 28 pageviews2026-06-18 — 30 pageviews2026-06-22 — 24 pageviews2026-06-26 — 53 pageviews2026-06-30 — 27 pageviews2026-07-04 — 32 pageviews2026-07-08 — 42 pageviews2026-07-12 — 26 pageviews2026-07-16 — 24 pageviews2026-07-20 — 26 pageviews2026-07-24 — 37 pageviews2026-07-28 — 17 pageviews2026-08-01 — 37 pageviews2026-08-05 — 19 pageviews2026-08-09 — 38 pageviews2026-08-13 — 32 pageviews2026-08-17 — 29 pageviews2026-08-21 — 23 pageviews2026-08-25 — 33 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 34 pageviews2026-09-06 — 29 pageviews2026-09-10 — 25 pageviews2026-09-14 — 28 pageviews2026-09-18 — 29 pageviews2026-09-22 — 21 pageviews2026-09-26 — 39 pageviews2026-09-30 — 25 pageviews2026-10-04 — 28 pageviews2026-10-08 — 15 pageviews2026-10-11 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
90.5%
earned "Freedom"
13.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing3 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2021-08-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8693%49
Xbox One (Xbox)9562%49
PS4 (PlayStation)90611%50
PS5 (PlayStation)4699%50
Switch (Nintendo)280%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGFantasyHex GridMedievalStrategyTacticalAdventureStory RichTurn-BasedSingleplayer

Census log

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

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