Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Worth it · RPG · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $19.99.
- Length
- 11.1h
- Value
- $1.80/hr
- Reviews
- 92% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
The cult heavy metal fantasy action-strategy gem comes to PC in HD. Lead your armies from the front lines, giving strategic orders to your forces while wading into hack n’ slash action battle. Crush your foes across four campaigns, and spend the spoils of war on upgrading your forces.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $4.99. That was January 2025. 33 discounts in the 7 years on record. They run about 50 percent off, roughly 7 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 5 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 87 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Mount & Blade: Warband ($19.99, scores 97) beats it on value, while it beats Kingdom Wars (free, scores 19).
Critics scored it 60. Players sit 32 points higher at 92 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
Of the 366 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 76 percent of the 213 reviews written there were positive, against 92 percent overall, and those are 20 percent of everything written about it.
11.1 hours to finish it, 26 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 2.3 times the campaign.
What players say
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a rare example of a game that successfully combines two genres that are often difficult to merge. Developed by Blueside and published by Blueside and Incredi Soft, this fantasy epic blends real-time strategy with fast-paced action combat, creating an experience that still feels distinctive years after its original release. Rather than placing players exclusively in the role of a...
Lots of love with this game, especially now that I am older and can actually play it adequately
Cool game, I like the setting and many other aspects of this game, a real gem for dark fantasy enjoyer. A good mix of RTS, RPG and hack&slash elements. Although, both the camera controls and the unit controls aren't great. Overall, the game is quite enjoyable. Games (and movies) from 90s-00s are much better than 90% of modern products.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders scores 68/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1121420/kingdom-under-fire-the-crusadersReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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