Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
Skip · RPG · 2013
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 2, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 23h 49.1h to 100%
- Value
- $0.43/hr
- Reviews
- 55% of 458 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 6 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 41 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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How to read this
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About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Nvidia Geforce GT 240 / AMD Radeon HD 3700, min. 256MB VRAM, 5 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
69 discounts in the 13 years on record, a median of 70 percent off across all of them, roughly 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 6 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 62 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 97 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Avernum: Escape From the Pit ($9.99, scores 82) and Torment: Tides of Numenera ($34.99, scores 27) both outscore it.
More about Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
Finishing takes 23 hours; clearing it takes 49, which is 2.1 times the campaign.
The drop-off
27% start to 3% 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
What players say
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny is a modern remake of a revered early-1990s computer RPG that itself was based on the long-running German tabletop system The Dark Eye. Developed by Crafty Studios and United Independent Entertainment and published by United Independent Entertainment, this version attempts to bring a deeply traditional, systems-heavy fantasy role-playing experience to contemporary audiences. Set...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I love a good RPG. Might not be a patch on the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, but is a good early years rendition that is still an enjoyable outing. It's the usual fair: choose your party; either with pre-designed characters or create your own. Your choice of characters may or may not influence how you fair in the Realm of Arkania. Then off you trot. Ask about, get clues, and obtain quests. As you progress the...
We all knew the old thorwal saying "Never meet the hero of your childhood" and this game embodies this well - unfortunately. Not only is the game clunky and downright ugly (but lacking the spirit and charm of its predecessor) it is also so buggy I lost countless hours because I had to reload. Some nighttime ambushes cannot be finished, sometimes you travel without progress for month, at one occasion the BBEG of the...
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Cite this score
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny scores 2/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/237550/realms-of-arkania-blade-of-destinyReviews 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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.