Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A story-rich, atmospheric dark-fantasy RPG with meaningful choices, held back by clunky click-timing combat, constant backtracking and bugs. Skip it if you need modern gameplay.
Great for
Story-driven RPG fans and Witcher lore buffs who tolerate old-school clunk
Main risk
Combat and controls feel too dated and tedious to push through to the story
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The story is incredibly immersive and remains the game's biggest strength. Every choice feels meaningful, and your decisions genuinely shape how events unfold.”
Steam review · 57 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Even if the graphics and controls are old, the game has something much more important, and that is the atmosphere.”
Steam review · 53.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“once I got used to the timing system it became surprisingly addictive”
Steam review · 90.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“However, soundtrack is incredible”
Steam review · 43.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Personally would definitely recommend starting from the first game and then going in order as this is a fantastic starting point”
Steam review · 54.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“alchemy is the best it is in the trilogy, dice pokers fun”
Steam review · 48 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“The combat feels just awful, and doesn't make any sense. It plays like a rhythm game where the animations don't come close to matching what is actually happening.”
Steam review · 99 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this game is the most outdated game I have ever played. Every thing about this game is outdated to the point of being unplayable.”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“AT LEAST half of my playtime was probably just me running place to place. I only played through this game instead of skipping to 2 because I knew it would bother me if I didn't.”
Steam review · 28.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game runs horrifically in 2026.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“If you don't happen to talk to a random NPC in the previous chapter, you cannot complete some quests in the next chapter (although the game won't tell you that).”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“I got soft locked so hard at one point i couldn't progress futher the story no matter what”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
Minimum
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
+ Excellent story and characters
− Still buggy and unpolished
analyzed 1 d ago
+ Rich D&D setting and lore
− Pay-to-win monetization and paywalls
analyzed 17 h ago
+ Friendly free-to-play monetization
− Undisclosed kernel anti-cheat and trackers
analyzed 20 h ago
+ Vast, rewarding open world to explore
− Paid Tarnished Edition DLC backlash
analyzed 20 h ago
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