Fluid, flashy combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the combat is very fast paced and fun, you can do a lot of moves with your skills and magic and abilities”
Steam review · 156.7 h played ↗
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Big Huge Games, 38 StudiosAction RPG · RPG · Action
The verdict
A huge, colorful action RPG with fluid combat and flexible builds, but repetitive fetch quests and a bland story. Skip it if you want deep writing or a challenge.
Great for
Action-RPG fans who want fast combat, flexible builds and a big, colorful single-player MMO-style world
Main risk
Repetitive fetch quests and enemies make it tedious long before the huge game ends
What players love
Flexible class and build system
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“you're not locked into a play style since you can wield all weapons and armor with relatively little cost to re-spec when you want”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Vibrant, charming art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this game is Soooo beautiful!! The art style is out of this world.”
Steam review · 101.9 h played ↗
Huge world with lots of quests and loot
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the amount of content stuffed into this one game is staggering”
Steam review · 184.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive fetch and kill quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The quests don't get any more interesting than "kill five bears" or "bring me five bear claws (by killing five bears)".”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Bland, forgettable story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The core failing of this title is an unimaginative story that starts strong but doesn't have the courage to follow through”
Steam review · 173.1 h played ↗
Feels like an empty MMO without players
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It feels like playing an old MMORPG that's long since died and you're the only person still playing it”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
Repetitive combat and recycled enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“you will be killing the same damned monsters from the beginning of the game to the end of the game”
Steam review · 67.5 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and stuck quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“There are several bugs in the game that there are no fixes for and which get you stuck, permanently.”
Steam review · 53.1 h played ↗
Original version delisted, DLC unavailable
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Hiding DLC for older version of the game is a crime.”
Steam review · 87.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10.5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1
Processor2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Memory1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8800 / 512MB RAM or better, ATI Radeon HD3850 / 512MB RAM (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support), 1280x720 minimum supported resolution
Storage10.5 GB
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1
Processor2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad or 2.6GHz AMD Phenom X4
Memory3 GB RAM for Windows XP / 4 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX260 / 1GB RAM or better, ATI Radeon HD4850 / 1GB RAM (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support), 1280x720 minimum supported resolution
Storage10.5 GB
OSWindows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1
Processor2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 2.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Memory1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8800 / 512MB RAM or better, ATI Radeon HD3850 / 512MB RAM (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support), 1280x720 minimum supported resolution
Storage10.5 GB
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