Authentic old-school Baldur's Gate/ATOM feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Feels like a good, old Baldur's Gate experience, though a little different.”
Steam review · 54.8 h played ↗
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Worth buying? What 260 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 260 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%AtomTeam2025CRPG · Party-Based RPG · Adventure
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A low-fantasy, Baldur's Gate and Fallout-style CRPG with great writing and quest choices, but dull combat and an unfinished late game. Skip it if you want deep combat or a polished ending.
Great for
Fans of ATOM RPG, Baldur's Gate and Fallout who love dialogue, skill checks and exploration over combat
Main risk
Late game feels rushed, empty and buggy, and combat is dull and unbalanced
What players love
Great writing, dialogue and world-building
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The writing was fantastic, w/ all the characteristic humor I remembered from Atom RPG.”
Steam review · 114.4 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration and side quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“a map packed with genuine secrets that reward thorough exploration”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Meaningful character builds and skill checks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Intricate character stats design with meaningful choices and even more consequences in dialogues.”
Steam review · 42.1 h played ↗
Refreshing grounded low-fantasy setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“The setting is refreshing for how grounded it is. No magic hurling at every corner.”
Steam review · 72 h played ↗
Responsive developers and ongoing patches
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“These guys listen, fix and add new stuff to meet the demand of the fans, which is a rarity even for indie projects.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unfinished, empty late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The quality doesn’t just dip - it falls off a cliff once you cross the river.”
Steam review · 49.5 h played ↗
Dull, unbalanced combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The enemies seem to be able to dodge 80% of my attacks, and hit me about 90% of the time.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Bugs and broken quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“No game breaking bugs but in 15 hours I have run into several quests that can't be finished due to bugs.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
Boring, generic setting and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I travel from generic medieval hamlet to hamlet”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗
Crafting and consumable tools are tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Worst crafting system I've seen in any CRPG, ever.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Slow progression and harsh scarcity
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Character progression is slow to the point that it creates disengagement.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support16 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo / AMD Phenom II
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 6670 2GB
Storage16 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 / AMD FX
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD RX 570
Storage16 GB available space
OSWindows 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo / AMD Phenom II
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 6670 2GB
Storage16 GB available space
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