King's Bounty II
An adventurer's journey. A general's responsibility. King's Bounty II puts you in control of both. Journey across Antara, where every road has a story and every conflict has a price. Explore as an adventurer, fight as a commander, see the world from both sides of the battlefield.
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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.
King's Bounty: The Legend is a rpg, strategy and turn-based strategy game
developed by Katauri Interactive
and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
Released on May 01st 2009 is available on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 11 languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Hungarian, Polish and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 3,255 reviews of which 2,929 were positive and 326 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.96€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified King's Bounty: The Legend into these genres:
RPG
Strategy
Turn-Based Strategy
Fantasy
Turn-Based
Adventure
Hex Grid
Singleplayer
Tactical RPG
Tactical
Turn-Based Combat
Atmospheric
Great Soundtrack
Classic
Open World
Addictive
Comedy
Strategy RPG
Exploration
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Windows
- OS *: Windows® XP/Vista™ 32-bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium® 4 2.6 GHz or Athlon 64 +2800 (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or Athlon 64 +3200 recommended)
- Memory: 1 GB RAM under XP and 2 GB RAM under Vista (2GB recommended)
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 256MB or ATI Radeon X800 256MB or better (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 512MB or ATI Radeon X1900 512MB or better recommended)
- Sound: DirectX version 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Hard Drive: 5.5 GB
- DirectX®: DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher
- Input Devices: OS-supported keyboard and mouse
MacOS
- OS: Mac OSX 10.6 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
- Memory: 1 GB
- Hard Disk Space: 2.54 GB
- Video Card: ATI or NVIDIA video card with at least 256Mb VRAM
- Additional:15" or larger display is recommended
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I grew up watching my dad play this game, so there's definitely some nostalgia involved, but even without that I think King's Bounty: The Legend is still one of the best fantasy strategy RPGs out there. What I love most is the freedom in how you can approach the game. The three classes (Warrior, Mage and Paladin) all play differently. I usually gravitate towards Mage because of the insane spellcasting potential, especially with abilities like Higher Magic letting you cast twice per turn. It's amazing for no-loss runs. Surprisingly though, Warrior has become my favorite class because of the massive Leadership boosts, allowing you to field huge armies. Paladin is the one I find the least useful, but it's still perfectly viable. The combat has a surprising amount of depth if you want to dive into it. I always play on Impossible difficulty and try to finish battles without losing a single unit. My strategy is probably a bit weird: I avoid almost every fight early on, explore the world, complete quests, collect runes, crystals and flags, unlock islands, and build my character before I start clearing armies. By then I'm using spells like Phantom, Resurrection, Pain Mirror, Blind and Sheep to completely control battles. It's a simple but really effective way to win battles without losses while reaching a much higher level. By the time I actually start fighting, I've already picked up some great items and maxed out skills like Learning for the 20% experience boost, which makes the rest of the game a lot smoother. The Chest of Rage is another mechanic I absolutely love. Unlocking the four spirits throughout the game and leveling them up adds another layer of progression. Glot's armor ability is fantastic. Some spirit abilities don't see much use, but overall it's a really fun and unique system. The world is simply fun to explore. Every newly unlocked island feels exciting because you never know what units, artifacts or items you'll find. The soundtrack is beautiful and incredibly nostalgic, the sound effects are great (although Rockfall nearly blows up my headset every time), and the colorful art style has aged remarkably well. One thing that deserves huge praise is the continued support. This game originally released in 2008, yet the developers are still improving it almost twenty years later. The recent update fixed one of my biggest complaints from years ago: proper widescreen support. No more giant black bars on 16:9 monitors. They also added Steam achievements, trading cards and plenty of quality-of-life improvements. Massive respect for continuing to support such a classic. The achievements are fun, although I'm personally not a fan of having to complete multiple playthroughs for 100%. Still, achievement hunters should know that some choices award different achievements. For example, in Verlon Forest you can side with either the Ghost or the Baron. Just make a save beforehand, get one achievement, reload, and choose the other. A small tip for new players: always keep a Pirate or Sea Dog in your reserve army. You only need one, and the extra 10% gold income adds up over the course of the game. My only real criticism is that the unit roster is a bit smaller than in later games like Crossworlds or Warriors of the North, which is understandable since this is the first entry of the modern King's Bounty series. Also, if you play on Easy or Normal, I think you'll outscale the game fairly quickly. I'd recommend Hard or even Impossible if you enjoy tactical combat and making meaningful decisions. If you like fantasy RPGs, turn-based tactics, experimenting with different builds, or simply exploring a charming world full of secrets, King's Bounty: The Legend is still an easy recommendation. It has aged incredibly well, and thanks to the recent updates, there's honestly never been a better time to play it.
A fantastic mix of light CRPG progression and HOMM-style resource management and exploration, King's Bounty: Legend is a great, satisfying RPG with a few rough edges that are mostly evened out in later entries. Two things I wished I knew sooner that will help newer players: 1.) You can right click enemy units to gauge their strength 2.) You can make notes on the map to help mark points of interest, very useful to help monitor where quest-givers are +3 classes that diverge meaningfully +Lots of units and items to play with +Cartoony fantasy world holds up 20 years later -Some strange difficulty balancing and an infrequent autosave make consistent manual saves a must -A few mid and late game areas that are annoying as hell to navigate -Quest log is too vague about some objectives
King's Bounty: The Legend was not a game I expected to enjoy because it's so different from what I was expecting. I have an appreciation for turn based games, mainly because I am slow and boring, but the first few times I tried King's Bounty's battle system I was left feeling put off. Easily the biggest annoyance comes in learning your limits; it's far too easy for enemies to absolutely decimate your forces, and you'll spend a lot of time running back to places to buy more. The game is extremely unforgiving if you enter battle unprepared with the wrong types of forces, and developing the habit to save before every encounter should be a top priority. It's true that a little cunning will get you far, but battles can be won or lost in a single turn, and that can be hard to swallow. But over time, you get the hang of things. You know what spells work best in any situation, you learn how to work the battlefield, and before long, you're running towards fights rather than away. Not only is there a tremendous variety of creatures to be discovered and destroyed, but there's also a big, satisfying expanse of treasure to find and upgrade. (By fighting inside the item, of course. How else?) Oh, and if you want, you can marry a frog princess. Or a zombie queen. Or... well, you'll see. In fact, if you can handle the combat, really the only other issue with King's Bounty is its dialogue, which tends to be either painfully dull or unintentionally hysterical, and is delivered by characters that are weird and bland at best. It feels like it was lifted straight out of a twelve-year-old kid's Dungeon and Dragons fanfiction, and if you can handle your stalwart hero of the land proclaiming "OK I am ready!!" before he plunges into battle with a necromancer lord, or even crack a smile at it, you'll do just fine. For your patience, you're granted a massive world teeming with interesting creatures, and quests that generally revolve around slaying them. The visuals are big, bright, and cartoonishly enjoyable, and it's impossible to not enjoy trampling around the overworld with your big, stampy-hoof'ed horse, running down brigands and chasing shiny treasure. It definitely is a game that takes a while to become adept at, but once you do, you'll find it's got a lot of charm and potential. You'll never call the characters memorable with a straight face, and it's never going to inspire any poetry, but King's Bounty: The Legend is tremendously fun and addictive, as long as you don't try to take it seriously.
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Frequently Asked Questions
King's Bounty: The Legend is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam.
No, King's Bounty: The Legend is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 6.99€ on Steam.
Yes, King's Bounty: The Legend received 2,929 positive votes out of a total of 3,255 achieving a rating of 8.65.
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King's Bounty: The Legend was developed by Katauri Interactive and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
Yes, King's Bounty: The Legend is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, King's Bounty: The Legend is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, King's Bounty: The Legend is not playable on Linux.
Yes, King's Bounty: The Legend is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, King's Bounty: The Legend is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, King's Bounty: The Legend does not support VR.
King's Bounty: The Legend is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for King's Bounty: The Legend. Explore additional content available for King's Bounty: The Legend on Steam.
Yes, King's Bounty: The Legend is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
No, King's Bounty: The Legend does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, King's Bounty: The Legend is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Katauri Interactive
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