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Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny

Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny

A legend reborn as Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny returns!Developed by Austrian developer Crafty Studios, Realms of Arkania – Blade of Destiny is a faithful remake of the 1992 original, adored by a generation of Role Players and one of the most successful RPG’s of the 1990’s.

Released Jul 29, 2013 Developer United Independent Entertainment, Crafty Studios Publisher United Independent Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGAdventureIndieTurn-BasedFantasy
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

55.0%positive458 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Too Long to Take a Chance Objective Review 6 of 5 must play. 5 of 5 great story great game-play. 4 of 5 great story average game-play. 3 of 5 average story great game-play. 2 of 5 give it a go only if it's you're favourite genre. 1 of 5 play if you have nothing better to do, 0…”

— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

279all-time peak
0 25 50 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 38 avg · Aug 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

41achievements
7.0%median completion
2.3%rarest: You Need it More Than Me…
26.6% of players 22.3% of players 17.0% of players 16.7% of players 15.4% of players 13.1% of players 12.9% of players 12.4% of players 11.6% of players 11.2% of players 11.1% of players 11.1% of players 9.0% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 26.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
26.6%Overloaded? — Less then 3 Movement caused by overloading.
22.3%Can't you fight for yourself? — Get a battle calculated by AI.
17.0%What's behind this? — Find 5 secret doors.
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%You Need it More Than Me… — Give 25 ducats to the needy.
2.5%Brother of the Orks — Hidden achievement
2.6%O Sole Mio! — Earn 50 ducats by music-making in taverns.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 05, 2015
Willkommen im Svellttal / Welcome to the Svellt Valley

(english below) Diese Zeilen zu schreiben brennt mir schon seit einiger Zeit in den Fingerspitzen, und heute ist es endlich soweit: Die Crafty Studios haben sich mit UIG auf die Entwicklung von Sterne

Nov 05, 2015
Willkommen im Svellttal / Welcome to the Svellt Valley

(english below) Diese Zeilen zu schreiben brennt mir schon seit einiger Zeit in den Fingerspitzen, und heute ist es endlich soweit: Die Crafty Studios haben sich mit UIG auf die Entwicklung von Sterne

Oct 12, 2015
Patch 1.36

(english Version below) Wir präsentieren heute einen neuen Patch und haben damit weitere kleine Bugfixes durchgeführt, weitere Features eingebaut und vor allem die Modability verbessert. Einige Highli

Oct 12, 2015
Patch 1.36

(english Version below) Wir präsentieren heute einen neuen Patch und haben damit weitere kleine Bugfixes durchgeführt, weitere Features eingebaut und vor allem die Modability verbessert. Einige Highli

Sep 30, 2015
Build EA13

Werte Bosse! (english Version below) Zuerst einmal möchte ich für die lange Wartezeit auf den vorliegenden Build 13 von Oil Enterprise um Entschuldigung bitten, nicht zuletzt durch das positive Feedba

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Adventure · Indie · Turn-Based · Fantasy · Remake · Singleplayer · Party-Based RPG · First-Person · CRPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * *
Achievements41
Official sitehttp://www.realmsofarkania.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 Processor: Intel Core2Duo / AMD X2 CPU, min. 2.4 GHZ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GT 240 / AMD Radeon HD 3700, min. 256MB VRAM DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection