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Arx Fatalis
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Not even 2 bucks! If you enjoy oldskool RPGs that can get confusing without a guide but make exploration and experimenting even more exciting I recommend this one. Slap on the Arx Libertatis mod (VERY IMPORTANT!!!) on it https://arx-libertatis.org/ and you're good to go. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“When people say this game is underrated they mean it! Arkane was really ahead of their time back in the early days when they were still starting off and Arx really shows it, Arx is a first person dungeon crawler and immersive game with a heavy influence and inspiration from…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“This might be one of the coolest RPGs (maybe even games in general) I've ever played. There are so many unqiue systems here and they all work really well together. You cast spells by drawing them, you use your inventory by opening an interface and physically dragging stuff from…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Arx Fatalis Patch Notes - May 28, 2020
Updated to run on Windows 10 Stability improvements Various bug fixes
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · First-Person · Dark Fantasy · Classic · Immersive Sim · Atmospheric · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Underground · Adventure · Action · Dungeon Crawler (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.arxfatalis-online.com/index_eng.php |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Windows XP, 500 MHz Pentium ® III or compatible, 64 MB RAM , DirectX 8 or higher, DirectX 8 compatible sound- and graphics card with 16 MB, 750 MB fixed disks Recommended: 900 MHz Pentium ® III or compatible, 256 MB RAM , DirectX 8 or higher, DirectX 8 compatible sound- and graphics card with 32MB, 750 MB fixed disks