Improved 3D graphics and art
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Graphics are improve a lot. Character design is also really well made compare to previous version.”
Steam review · 31.9 h played ↗
Kingdom Heroes 8
Worth buying? What 94 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 94 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 55%Mixed · 55%USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.2021RTS · Tactical RPG · Real Time Tactics
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A Three Kingdoms hack-and-slash strategy game with nice visuals and nostalgic appeal, but widely seen as a simplified, buggy step down from Kingdom Heroes 7. Skip it if you want depth or polish.
Great for
Series fans and Dynasty Warriors-style players who want flashy officer-driven battles at a low price
Main risk
Unpolished, simplified and buggy; feels like a downgrade from Kingdom Heroes 7
What players love
Nostalgic continuation of the series
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“7代之后没想到还能有8代，简直太欣慰了”
Steam review · 70.1 h played ↗
Fun, flashy officer-driven battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Charging into battles as a Three Kingdoms warlord feels like you’re starring in your own kung-fu epic.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Cheap price and active updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Keep an open mind about the game and you will enjoy it especially for the price it offered.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Downgrade from Kingdom Heroes 7
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's a complete degradation; the number of weapons, horses, types of soldiers, and special actions are all significantly reduced.”
Steam review · 44.4 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Unbelievable optimization. Burnt my 3800 in 10 mins.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Weak AI and shallow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The combat is boring after awhile as what you do is just spamming skills and waiting for cooldown.”
Steam review · 46.4 h played ↗
Poor UI, loyalty and balance systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The Loyal of the hero will just kept dropping like crazy and always lacking of gold, very in-balanced game.”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
Tedious grinding and waiting systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it took me 10+hr just to gather item and really drop my interest playing the game.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Updates that made things worse
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“However, the latest update ruined the whole game”
Steam review · 22.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4400
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 750 2GB or Radeon HD 7770 2GB
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 7
ProcessorIntel Core i7-6700
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows® 10, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4400
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 750 2GB or Radeon HD 7770 2GB
Storage10 GB available space
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