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Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)

Crystal Dynamics · 2012-12-06

SteamGOG

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Legacy of Kain · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 17, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 11, 2003 (PlayStation 2), Nov 11, 2003 (Xbox)

Take control of two powerful and highly evolved vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. Each equipped with a legendary sword, Kain & Raziel must battle through a world loaded with conflict and intrigue as they attempt to unravel their destinies and defeat the dark forces that seek to condemn...

0
playing now
85%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
IGDB user rating (76 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$6.99
steam price (US)

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

Legacy of Kain: Defiance is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows. It is the fifth and final chronological game in the Legacy of Kain series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 54 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 51k–101k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,265 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.77 at GreenManGaming (2021-08-23) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 64 of 79 observed days · $2.72 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
240Nov 2012Mar 2026Nov 2012 — avg 0 · peak 0Apr 2013 — avg 2 · peak 10Sep 2013 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2014 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2014 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2014 — avg 7 · peak 24May 2015 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2015 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2016 — avg 7 · peak 35Aug 2016 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2017 — avg 3 · peak 15Jun 2017 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2017 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2018 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 22Jul 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17May 2020 — avg 7 · peak 23Oct 2020 — avg 4 · peak 19Mar 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 13Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 24 · peak 59May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.78$0.802015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $1.492015-03-24 — best price $9.582015-09-11 — best price $6.992016-03-07 — best price $6.992016-09-20 — best price $5.992017-05-29 — best price $6.992018-01-29 — best price $6.992018-08-02 — best price $6.992019-01-23 — best price $1.492019-06-18 — best price $5.992019-10-28 — best price $0.972020-01-22 — best price $1.392020-05-22 — best price $0.972020-08-21 — best price $0.902020-12-07 — best price $0.972021-03-02 — best price $0.802021-05-24 — best price $0.972021-08-31 — best price $6.992021-12-04 — best price $6.992022-04-25 — best price $6.992022-08-08 — best price $6.992022-10-27 — best price $0.972023-04-01 — best price $6.992023-08-23 — best price $0.972023-11-28 — best price $6.992024-03-07 — best price $0.972024-07-11 — best price $6.992024-10-25 — best price $6.992025-03-11 — best price $0.972025-07-11 — best price $6.992025-12-11 — best price $0.972026-09-01 — best price $3.492026-09-26 — best price $3.492026-10-15 — best price $3.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2361072026-05-30 — 139 pageviews2026-06-03 — 196 pageviews2026-06-07 — 195 pageviews2026-06-11 — 130 pageviews2026-06-15 — 236 pageviews2026-06-19 — 151 pageviews2026-06-23 — 153 pageviews2026-06-27 — 134 pageviews2026-07-01 — 126 pageviews2026-07-05 — 172 pageviews2026-07-09 — 156 pageviews2026-07-13 — 132 pageviews2026-07-17 — 120 pageviews2026-07-21 — 120 pageviews2026-07-25 — 125 pageviews2026-07-29 — 143 pageviews2026-08-02 — 124 pageviews2026-08-06 — 110 pageviews2026-08-10 — 166 pageviews2026-08-14 — 123 pageviews2026-08-18 — 169 pageviews2026-08-22 — 145 pageviews2026-08-26 — 140 pageviews2026-08-30 — 148 pageviews2026-09-03 — 148 pageviews2026-09-07 — 167 pageviews2026-09-11 — 139 pageviews2026-09-15 — 185 pageviews2026-09-19 — 158 pageviews2026-09-23 — 180 pageviews2026-09-27 — 156 pageviews2026-10-01 — 139 pageviews2026-10-05 — 146 pageviews2026-10-08 — 149 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

DarkRetroActionGothicClassicFantasyVampireAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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