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King's Bounty: Dark Side

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App ID 289520
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Fulqrum Publishing
Franchise Fulqrum
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Last Changenumber 31528990
Last Record Update 7 October 2025 – 14:36:03 UTC ()
Release Date 19 August 2014 – 21:51:00 UTC ()
😏 71.55%
1k reviews
115
In-Game
🎲 RPG 💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🛑 Hex Grid 🎲 Turn-Based

Time has come to join the dark side. Take a trip to the other side of Teana, to the part of the world that has yet remained unseen to the royal bounty hunters.

Additional Information

Developer Fulqrum Publishing
metacritic_name King's Bounty: Dark Side
metacritic_score 73
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Fulqrum Publishing
Store Release Date 19 August 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/fulqrumpublishing
https://www.facebook.com/FulqrumPublishing/
https://x.com/FulqrumPub
https://www.youtube.com/c/FulqrumPublishing/
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres RPG (3), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 19 August 2014 – 21:51:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 19 August 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1408431600)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 August 2025 – 16:03:42 UTC () (1756397022)
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Detected Technologies (?) CEF SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
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  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
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  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
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  • category: Playable
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First seen on SteamDB 21 March 2014 – 15:55:27 UTC (), in changelist #441126

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
German Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🛑 Hex Grid 🎲 Turn-Based 🗺️ Adventure 🎭 Fantasy 😈 Villain Protagonist 👤 Singleplayer 👩 Female Protagonist

Categories

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timestamp28 August 2025 – 16:04:41 UTC

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timestamp 25 November 2015 – 11:13:30 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 115 players right now
  • 120 24-hour peak
  • 1,282 all-time peak 24 August 2014
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  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 489 all-time peak
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  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 71.55% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,348 74.1% positive reviews
  • 472 25.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
19 August 2014 Steam Release -
25 December 2014 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle: Games by Developers in Cold Places -
22 March 2016 ⇄ Indiegala: SPRING MEGA Bundle -
16 February 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Mega Pick & Mix Bundle -
4 June 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Fantasy Heroes 2 Bundle (June 2017) -
11 June 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Fantasy Heroes 2 Bundle -
17 September 2020 ⇄ Fanatical: Fantasy Bundle -
23 June 2021 ⇄ Fanatical: Mega Bundle 5 -
7 October 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Fantasy Bundle (Fall 2024) -

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How many players are playing King's Bounty: Dark Side right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 115 players live playing King's Bounty: Dark Side on Steam.

King's Bounty: Dark Side had an all-time peak of 1282 concurrent players on 24 August 2014.

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