Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1
Worth it · RPG · 2020
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $6.99.
- Length
- 2.7h
- Value
- $2.59/hr
- Reviews
- 92% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, DirectX 10.0 compatible, 399 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Step into this lovely adventuring RPG and experience a heartwarming story. Take little orphan Brent under your wing, gather supplies, and lend a helping hand to those in need. Explore picturesque landscapes and enjoy a serene journey together, completely at your own pace.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
August 2021 is where it bottomed out, at $0.99. Its cuts run 75 percent off as a rule. There have been 70 in the 6 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 2 percent on value. It is better reviewed than 95 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Hero of the Kingdom ($7.99, scores 84) beats it on value, while it beats Hero of the Kingdom III ($9.99, scores 46).
Of the 385 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to September 2026.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 2.7 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
86% start to 65% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 05:55 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Great game, thanks for the Ukrainian localization! An easy to understand and interesting medieval-style game. Thanks for showing the backstory of the dragon named Muriel.
Great game with replay value. Slight chance of adding extra grind if not careful.
Already A Fan? Then this is a solid addition to your collection if you can buy it on sale for $1 or less. Remember: you're buying it to scratch the itch the game's mechanics offer you; not for the story or dialog. New Player? Buy the first game in this series for $1 to see if it's to your liking first. You can always pick this up later. tl;dr Very short (my long playtime is because I forgot to quit the game and it...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1 scores 78/100 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/1249130/hero-of-the-kingdom-the-lost-tales-1Reviews 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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