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Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

Secret World Legends is a mmorpg, massively multiplayer and lovecraftian game developed and published by Funcom.
Released on July 31st 2017 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, French and German.

It has received 9,060 reviews of which 6,104 were positive and 2,956 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. 😐

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Secret World Legends into these genres:

MMORPG Massively Multiplayer Lovecraftian RPG Horror Story Rich Illuminati Conspiracy Open World Action Free to Play Supernatural Mythology Adventure Exploration Puzzle Multiplayer Character Customization Zombies Third Person

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 10 / Windows XP (SP 1) / Vista (SP 1) / Windows 7 (SP 1)
  • Processor: 2.6 GHZ Intel Core 2 DUO or equivalent AMD CPU
  • Memory: At least 2GB RAM for Windows XP / 3GB Ram for Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • Hard Disk Space: 6.4GB Download (13.7 on Disk)
  • Video Card: nVidia 8800 series 512 VRAM or better/Radeon HD3850 512MB or better
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
I preferred classic, but there's something awesome about either version of this game. Kind of a D20 Modern third-person mmo variant of Planescape Torment. Highly recommended as something to play on the side when you need a change of pace and have the time and patience to challenge yourself, explore, listen closely, watch even more closely, read and occasionally shop. If you rush your way through it, I guarantee you'll be disappointed. Otherwise I believe you'll at least find it rewarding if not outright thoroughly enjoyable, like I have.
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March 2025
This is far and away one of the best games I've ever played, even with the Legends version. Legends has some extra content and rebalances most of the game for single player, though it is also missing content, is absolutely predatory in its monetization, and removes some of the more interesting mechanics which set the game apart from other mmos of the era. However, I still recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good secret society story. The world and quests are this game's strongest points, as all of the sidequests given by npcs have accompanying fully voiced cutscenes, and many npcs have additional voiced dialogue in a simple tree system. The world is also vibrant with many varieties of mythos and conspiracy represented. There is also a good amount of variety to the missions, including vehicle sections, gimmick fights which replace all your skills, stealth sections, wave defense, heists, puzzles, and of course the ARG elements. Many complain about the ARG stuff, but that first quest most people complain about is a little more obtuse than most of the investigation quests in the game. If I had to list a major complaint other than the monetization, it's that the endgame content is not really worth it. Finding a group is difficult due to the low playerbase and there are only two raids. You also need to optimize your build in ways that the story never requires of you, so you could be quite unlucky and end up having to re-upgrade from scratch a whole new weapon category which is quite expensive. It's also quite depressing that the final piece of content ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. There's not much to the social aspect either; I quested with a random maybe twice in my playtime. There's just no reason to interact with most players via other means than the auction house till endgame. All of that being said, the presentation and story make the experience more than worth it by themselves, and I strongly recommend the game to anyone remotely interested in the concept. Even though I consider Legends the inferior version, it's still absolutely worth playing and you will never find anything else like it.
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Aug. 2024
I've been playing this game for years and years, back before it even changed to Secret World Legends. It's the most involved story of any MMO I've ever played, the most creative and engaging narrative and storylines for quests. The gameplay is nothing exciting, early 10's MMO fare, with quite a bit of customization options in terms of breadth but not depth. The microtransactions can be killer, but it's far from pay-to-win, more of pay-to-rush. I thoroughly recommend playing it, and supporting the game by becoming a patron for a month or two - play through the main story, enjoy the plot and the writing, and dream about what might have been.
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July 2024
Played this before steam too during the launch and then also during the pivot to the FTP model. I will say that the lore, world building and story is amazing. It's a super single player game. But the MMO aspect sucks. This would've been better as a Mass Effect/Bioware type of instanced rpg. But it's ait I guess, since you can play it for free now and experience the story.
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June 2024
I'm coming back to this after a decade. I was pretty bummed that my characters and stuff had been wiped, which is pretty unforgivable. It also feels pretty janky in 2024. They completely redesigned the combat system; the new one is cool but awkward. That said, the story of this game is really cool. There are a lot of puzzle elements that force you to search the game environment for clues to advance. For a free game with a cash shop for upgrades and cosmetics, I think its pretty worthwhile. just expect it to feel awkward and look dated.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Secret World Legends is free to play on Steam.

Secret World Legends is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Secret World Legends received 6,104 positive votes out of a total of 9,060 achieving a rating of 6.63.
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Secret World Legends was developed and published by Funcom.

Secret World Legends is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Secret World Legends is not playable on MacOS.

Secret World Legends is not playable on Linux.

Secret World Legends is a multi-player game.

Secret World Legends features PvP mode where you can test your skills against other players.

There are 3 DLCs available for Secret World Legends. Explore additional content available for Secret World Legends on Steam.

Secret World Legends does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Secret World Legends does not support Steam Remote Play.

Secret World Legends does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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Secret World Legends
Free to play
6.6
6,104
2,956
Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
61
Developer
Funcom
Publisher
Funcom
Release 31 Jul 2017
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