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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
82 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“PLEASE make a sequel, this game is such a hidden gem. The story is great, I loved it all the way although it's not perfect and I had some expectations which were not met. The exploration has plenty to offer, map is not…”
“One of those games, in which you plan 2nd playthrough before you finish a 1st one. Not perfect, but honest. First person rpg in dark fantasy setting with complicated story and characters. Combat system is satisfying…”
“cool game, cool combat (although you become really overpowered really quickly), cool story, cool setting. the ending is kinda underwhelming though”
31 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“PLEASE make a sequel, this game is such a hidden gem. The story is great, I loved it all the way although it's not perfect and I had some expectations which were not met. The exploration has plenty to offer, map is not…”
“Tainted Grail is a mediocre to good game that gets elevated by it's lore and artstyle. The devs tried to put too much stuff into the game imo, the combat borrows a bit from the "soulslike" genre, which does not work…”
“This game has an Oblivion feel but it's a little rough around the edges. The story is kind of cheesy but that adds to the charm. I highly recommend this game when it's on sale but I would have been a little annoyed had…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“PLEASE make a sequel, this game is such a hidden gem. The story is great, I loved it all the way although it's not perfect and I had some expectations which were not met. The exploration has plenty to offer, map is not…”
“Tainted Grail is a mediocre to good game that gets elevated by it's lore and artstyle. The devs tried to put too much stuff into the game imo, the combat borrows a bit from the "soulslike" genre, which does not work…”
“I’d known about this game for a while and was intrigued by comparisons to The Elder Scrolls series. It’s been a long time since I’ve played a truly great new RPG, and recent big releases have felt pretty underwhelming.…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a real good game. the music is good, the story is good, everything about it is good. Infact, I think it's leagues better than Skyrim!”
“This is a great first-person action RPG with a unique setting, great combat system, interesting art style. There are significant choices and meaningful ways to roleplay, great characters with decent VOs. The plot is…”
“Now this is by far one of my favorite games of all time. The feeling of playing this game is as if I played Skyrim all over again as a first time experience. I had to choose between this game or Avowed and I chose this…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A very good game overall, with strong writing, an interesting world with a lot to explore, and satisfying gameplay. The game has good performance, although it is not perfect and sometimes dips down below 60FPS. The game…”
“oblivion was my first rpg, so this game feels really comfortable for me to play, nostaglic but also fresh. it runs better than the oblivion remaster too. i love how it looks, the landscape is really interesting and…”
“I really REALLY don't like Skyrim and never have... Fallout is better but ugh... Bethesda... This game is absolutely fantastic. Runs beautifully, and always checking the clock to make sure I have time for "one more…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“big open empty maps world never feels "alive" the missions are a bunch of fetch quests combat gets old quickly a crafting system you can completely ignore choices don't matter in a way that makes you care more i really…”
“This game blows if you like melee combat. Combat is either annoying and too tedious or you get over-leveled and one shot everything. There's no in between. It's not fun either way.”
“Tainted Grail is a mediocre to good game that gets elevated by it's lore and artstyle. The devs tried to put too much stuff into the game imo, the combat borrows a bit from the "soulslike" genre, which does not work…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“big open empty maps world never feels "alive" the missions are a bunch of fetch quests combat gets old quickly a crafting system you can completely ignore choices don't matter in a way that makes you care more i really…”
“The more you play the more you feel the insidious tightening grip of something sinister and ugly; pretty much like the very premise of the game. AI slop, whose presence I slowly but surely opened my eyes (and my ears)…”
“Game feels and looks VERY cheap and uninspired. The art style is horrible and the environments are boring and ugly. Definitely another one of those games people only praise and recommend because it's an indie game and…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This game feels unfinished, both mechanically and visually. The heavy use of fog and post-processing is a poor artistic choice. I understand it may have been used to mask limitations like level of detail, draw distance,…”
“This is a great first-person action RPG with a unique setting, great combat system, interesting art style. There are significant choices and meaningful ways to roleplay, great characters with decent VOs. The plot is…”
“i played this 4 hours only, and already know i'm playing peak RPG. Already got multiple 'endings' by doing things i was not expecting the game devs to be have a awnser to. But they had. This is peak game design, not…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This game blows if you like melee combat. Combat is either annoying and too tedious or you get over-leveled and one shot everything. There's no in between. It's not fun either way.”
“I finally finished it, after giving it up once due to bugs and whatnot I restarted Tainted Grail to give it another shot, 56 hours in I'm left rather disappointed to be honest. I wanted to give this a thumbs up a lot…”
“I’d known about this game for a while and was intrigued by comparisons to The Elder Scrolls series. It’s been a long time since I’ve played a truly great new RPG, and recent big releases have felt pretty underwhelming.…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“big open empty maps world never feels "alive" the missions are a bunch of fetch quests combat gets old quickly a crafting system you can completely ignore choices don't matter in a way that makes you care more i really…”
“cool game, cool combat (although you become really overpowered really quickly), cool story, cool setting. the ending is kinda underwhelming though”
“A very interesting title that's a solid 7.5/10 for me. A good time, a long time, but just a few pegs short of true greatness. It's mostly very good, but there's things about it that might annoy you and stick in your…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“If you want to play blind, but want one tip here it is: Get your merchant sell price up early on. That's it. I avoided news and discussions around this game so I could go in (almost except for above tip) completely blind. It paid off. 100% would recommend. Anyone who ever…”
— a player, Steam review · 133 hrs played“Yes, I’d recommend this game. It feels like Bethesda Elder Scrolls style RPG, but instead of dragons you are treated by gray fog, brown mud, gray rocks and more fogs. The intro cutscene was great. Though the NPC's animations on the game stare at you with dead unblinking eyes…”
— a player, Steam review · 144 hrs played“An absolute banger so far. (feels like Skyrim/Oblivion) I got out of the tutorial area, swam to a distant shipwreck expecting nothing and found rare loot. Killed the main quest NPC for the lols expecting nothing and got an achievement and some really good gear. From the tutorial…”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:40 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Free DLC Bonus Content #4 + Patch 1.25 + Biggest sale ever!
Summer season may be in full swing (well, it’s been getting both scorchy and stormy here in Europe recently), but the mists over Avalon never rest, and neither do we. Today's update is a big one: a br
Hotfix v1.23b
A small hotfix v1.23b just went live:Fixed the Electric Golem fight in the endgame dungeon never losing the invulnerability shield.
Hotfix v1.23a
A small hotfix v1.23a just went live:Picking up fish will no longer show a journal popup every time, even if you have already unlocked the entry.Quest readables can now be stashed again."Sell all garb
Tainted Grail One Year Anniversary! Free DLC #5 + Patch 1.23
Hey everyone!Today* is a very special, festive day for us. It’s been one year since Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon launched in its 1.0 version. Looking back at everything that happened over these p
Hotfix v1.22a
Hotfix v1.22a: Fixed missing horse armorFixed an issue that caused channeled spells and other recurring actions to not register properlySarras DLC: Challenge Mode debuffs are now removed in the preset
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Adventure · Open World · Dark Fantasy · RPG · First-Person · Third Person · Exploration · Character Customization · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Survival Horror · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Polish, French, German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 65 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.taintedgrail.com/#home |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: i5 8th gen or AMD equivalent Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 6GB or AMD equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 31 GB available space Additional Notes: Low settings, 30 FPS, Full HD, SSD Strongly Recommended