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King's Bounty: The Legend cover art

King's Bounty: The Legend

Katauri Interactive · Fulqrum Publishing · 2009-05-01

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 23, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 04, 2012 (Mac)

King’s Bounty: The Legend is a fan-favorite classic fantasy adventure and an early entry into the modern King’s Bounty era, built around tough battles, smart decisions, and turn-based tactics.

92
playing now
91%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (84 ratings)
43h
to beat · rushed 23h · completionist 75h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.04
steam price (US)

92 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

King's Bounty: The Legend is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Russian studio Katauri Interactive and published by 1C Company for Microsoft Windows in 2008 and Mac OS X in 2012. The game is based upon the King's Bounty property released by New World Computing in 1990, and blends elements of the original game with a modernized interface and gameplay elements. The game's story sees players taking on the role of a special treasure hunter for a king, who soon becomes embroiled on a quest to save their daughter and prevent their world from being destroyed.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 92 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 411 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~51/week).
  • · Review velocity up 84% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 6,159 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 160k–319k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,988 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.04-85%
Steam$1.04-85%
GOG$1.05-85%
GamersGate$1.05-85%
GOG$1.05-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 143 of 193 observed days · $0.31 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
787820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

355672026-08-06 22:00 — 145 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 108 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 270 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 139 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 154 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 335 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 172 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 164 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 355 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 137 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 97 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 296 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 115 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 117 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 253 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 91 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 103 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 300 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 176 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 88 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 265 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 250 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 112 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 300 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 282 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 69 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 205 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 253 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 92 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.832015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.392015-05-27 — best price $6.342015-10-16 — best price $7.992016-04-07 — best price $6.992016-10-17 — best price $2.392017-05-05 — best price $1.742018-01-01 — best price $6.992018-06-20 — best price $1.742018-12-01 — best price $6.992019-04-30 — best price $6.992019-09-12 — best price $6.992019-12-11 — best price $1.492020-03-16 — best price $1.492020-07-03 — best price $1.742020-10-26 — best price $1.492021-01-22 — best price $1.462021-04-30 — best price $1.742021-08-18 — best price $1.722021-11-22 — best price $1.462022-03-01 — best price $6.682022-06-10 — best price $1.542022-09-26 — best price $6.992023-01-16 — best price $1.462023-04-27 — best price $1.742023-08-14 — best price $1.402023-12-15 — best price $1.402024-04-04 — best price $1.182024-07-18 — best price $1.042024-11-02 — best price $6.992025-02-04 — best price $1.052025-05-19 — best price $0.872025-08-09 — best price $6.992025-10-29 — best price $1.102026-01-23 — best price $1.042026-04-28 — best price $5.502026-07-31 — best price $0.842026-08-30 — best price $1.05
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

321152026-05-17 — 37 pageviews2026-05-20 — 30 pageviews2026-05-23 — 33 pageviews2026-05-26 — 28 pageviews2026-05-29 — 37 pageviews2026-06-01 — 29 pageviews2026-06-04 — 26 pageviews2026-06-07 — 24 pageviews2026-06-10 — 38 pageviews2026-06-13 — 24 pageviews2026-06-16 — 31 pageviews2026-06-19 — 35 pageviews2026-06-22 — 24 pageviews2026-06-25 — 321 pageviews2026-06-28 — 68 pageviews2026-07-01 — 34 pageviews2026-07-04 — 32 pageviews2026-07-07 — 50 pageviews2026-07-10 — 35 pageviews2026-07-13 — 25 pageviews2026-07-16 — 30 pageviews2026-07-19 — 40 pageviews2026-07-22 — 16 pageviews2026-07-25 — 22 pageviews2026-07-28 — 32 pageviews2026-07-31 — 29 pageviews2026-08-03 — 41 pageviews2026-08-06 — 15 pageviews2026-08-09 — 40 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-15 — 40 pageviews2026-08-18 — 32 pageviews2026-08-21 — 38 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

402026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
5.6%
earned "Final Trial"
1.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8722%64

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

RPGClassicFantasyHex GridStrategyTacticalAdventureOpen WorldTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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