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King Arthur: Knight's Tale
A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“The game is very good. It’s a dark fantasy in the world of King Arthur. Using knights as playable characters is a really interesting idea. The game feels like a medieval XCOM, but without misses. It’s a shame the…”
22 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“Single Player., Turn Based Tactical Combat game... reminding somewhat to a mixture of Heroes of Might and Magic combined with xcom-light. Not too difficult to learn. Picking the right Knight Combinations is key for the…”
“Even though Steam recommended this game to me because of its tactical and turn-based gameplay, I avoided it for quite a long time. I assumed that the “old times” story, swords, and historical theme wouldn’t interest me…”
14 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“Very good turn based strategy game. Surprisingly long too! I played on Moderate difficulty and that was challenging enough for me. Graphics are good. My only criticism is that there isn't enough variation in the battles.”
“I'd give this game a solid 6-7/10 This was actually the first game I ever refunded on Steam, back when it released in 2022. I bought it again now in 2026 while on sale for 75% and think it's worth the sale price. The…”
“Best turn-based game with a very atmospheric, dark gothic-style theme. This is what I would have imagined a proper modern day sequel to Disciples II would have looked like. You can tell that a lot of thought and heart…”
7 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“Excellent turn-based strategy/rpg hybrid. The enemy AI is very good, the game is challenging without being frustrating (usually). There are several missions that have difficulty spikes, and I'd recommend saving often…”
“If you ever wanted a medieval fantasy version of X-Com, this is it and bonus, no janky RNG! Combat is tight, lore is wide and feels accurate. It would be cool to be able to bring more than 4 knights into a mission, but…”
“Am up to Week 33 on Very Hard and so far this has been a very fun and challenging tactical RPG. I genuinely enjoy retrying difficult encounters until I can complete them with no vitality damage — partly because I’m…”
7 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“Single Player., Turn Based Tactical Combat game... reminding somewhat to a mixture of Heroes of Might and Magic combined with xcom-light. Not too difficult to learn. Picking the right Knight Combinations is key for the…”
“Very good turn based strategy game. Surprisingly long too! I played on Moderate difficulty and that was challenging enough for me. Graphics are good. My only criticism is that there isn't enough variation in the battles.”
“A solid TB game. I enjoyed my almost 40h with it. Although, I have decided to move on instead of continuing the endgame content.”
12 of the 90 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game showed promise, but I gradually lost interest and eventually stopped playing. My first issue was the lack of customization for knights. I expected a mix of story-based characters and the ability to create…”
“Unfortunately, the game did not vibe with me. I do not mind grimderpy settings (I mean, hey, I consume Warhammer products) AND I like me some Arturian content, but this one felt too depressing and somewhat...…”
“Good pick up while on sale. Lots of replay value. The maps fell a little grindy. Have more the 4 character would go a long way. Probably about a 7/10”
10 of the 90 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game showed promise, but I gradually lost interest and eventually stopped playing. My first issue was the lack of customization for knights. I expected a mix of story-based characters and the ability to create…”
“Unfortunately, the game did not vibe with me. I do not mind grimderpy settings (I mean, hey, I consume Warhammer products) AND I like me some Arturian content, but this one felt too depressing and somewhat...…”
“The game is very good. It’s a dark fantasy in the world of King Arthur. Using knights as playable characters is a really interesting idea. The game feels like a medieval XCOM, but without misses. It’s a shame the…”
9 of the 90 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Unfortunately, the game did not vibe with me. I do not mind grimderpy settings (I mean, hey, I consume Warhammer products) AND I like me some Arturian content, but this one felt too depressing and somewhat...…”
“The game is very good. It’s a dark fantasy in the world of King Arthur. Using knights as playable characters is a really interesting idea. The game feels like a medieval XCOM, but without misses. It’s a shame the…”
“Excellent turn-based strategy/rpg hybrid. The enemy AI is very good, the game is challenging without being frustrating (usually). There are several missions that have difficulty spikes, and I'd recommend saving often…”
7 of the 90 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A good tun-based combat system with a nice number of missions. Dreadful voice acting means that I play this with voice volume turned off, though that still leaves the anachronistic dialogue and poor grammar to suffer.…”
“Unfortunately, this game is missing some vital QoL features that are standard for the genre. Their absence makes the game frustrating. The issues are: [list][*]No grid. You only see a grid around whatever character you…”
“Good Turn based combat with the usual problems: No Autocombat which means: Hunting down that last archer / totem in the distance is tedious. No "Overwatch All". Moving is tedious, no multiselect. Run + Attack should be…”
6 of the 90 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Very good turn based strategy game. Surprisingly long too! I played on Moderate difficulty and that was challenging enough for me. Graphics are good. My only criticism is that there isn't enough variation in the battles.”
“This game low-key rules. I'm not sure you could call it a cult classic, but it's a great game that hasn't gotten a lot of attention from the wider games-media landscape. [b]Some rough edges first: [/b] 1. I can see the…”
“The game is a lot of fun, even though it can get a bit tedious after you unlock most habilities and characters, specially after act 3.”
Counted across 90 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“If you like games like XCOM or Chaos Gate Daemon Hunters this will be your cup of tea. The good things: - Good graphics with a better art direction, giving a satisfactory visual experience. - Good gameplay, pretty intuitive, builds and character varieties are great. - Probably…”
— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played“I don't usually write reviews for Steam games, but I love this game so much, I thought to put down a few lines. Have you played Larian-style games (such as Divinity series and BG3)? In such games, I always get frustrated by over-complex plot lines and having to frequently google…”
— a player, Steam review · 169 hrs played“Well rounded game. Played and hooked because of the Arthurian storyline and it really takes me back to the good old days when Merlin was still on TV.”
— a player, Steam review · 88 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Dark Fantasy · RPG · Turn-Based Combat · Choices Matter · Grid-Based Movement · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Rogue-lite · Strategy · PvE (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 59 |
| Official site | https://www.kingarthurknightstale.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 39 GB available space