Legends of Eisenwald

Legends of Eisenwald

Skip · RPG · 2015

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

SKIP IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

It scores 45, under the fair line, at $19.99.

Cost per hourS
$0.85/hr
Reviews▼
76% of 1,836
Critics
71 players 5 higher
Genre rank
Top 25% RPG

Holding it back: Reviews

Why
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Main story
23.6h
To 100%
80h 3.4x the story
Finish
17% reach the ending
Achievements
45

Price and sales

Sales
118 on record
Typical cut
80% off
Steam low
$1.99 February 2021
Sale every
32d last October 2026
Lowest now $2.99 at Fanaticalall-time low $1.35 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
6 now
Cheaper than
10% of its genre
Better reviewed
60% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

50% start to 17% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

A normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

Across all 118 discounts in the 13 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 3 weeks ago.

Its score puts it in the top 25 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 90 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 60 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Those Who Rule ($17.99, scores 68) beats it on value, while it beats Ash of Gods: Redemption ($4.99, scores 39).

More about Legends of Eisenwald

Steam's global achievement data puts about 17 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 23.6-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. 1 of the 380 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 41 percent of the 142 reviews written there were positive, against 76 percent overall, and those are 10 percent of everything written about it.

23.6 hours to finish it, 80 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 3.4 times the campaign.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 19 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hour$0.85/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Engagement17% finish
How far players get (achievements). It can only add points
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 380 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

Legends of Eisenwald, developed and published by Aterdux Entertainment, is a tactical role-playing game that carves out its own identity by stepping away from the high-fantasy excesses that dominate the genre. Instead of dragons, elaborate magic systems, and world-ending stakes, it presents a grounded, medieval-inspired setting shaped by politics, faith, and personal ambition. This deliberate restraint defines the...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 15hApr 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
A little clunky at times, but an excellent turn-based strategy rpg set in a medieval Germany/ Holy Roman Empire world.
|I{_<+^\}")Recommendedafter 111hAug 2025Read on Steam
I love writing and narrative, but the UI is way too archaic and clunky, and the gameplay isn't engaging enough, so there is quite a bit a friction. Good games bring you in the state of flow, even when they are challenging. This game, however, constantly requires making an effort to have fun.
atfadrarharNot recommendedafter 4.8hJun 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 1024 MB graphics memory, shader model 3 (Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GT 630), 2 GB of storage. Windows only.

Cite this score

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Legends of Eisenwald scores 45/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/246760/legends-of-eisenwald
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Reviews 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 Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+5
Critics71
Players76
Metacritic critics · 1,836 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperAterdux Entertainment
PublisherAterdux Entertainment
GenreRPG
Released2015
Players150Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements45