King's Bounty: The Legend news & patch notes

Hello, fellow tacticians.

We’ve prepared yet another present for you. It will fit perfectly if you are a fan of complex quests and even more challenging tactical combat. Which, by our estimations, is all of you, give or take.

We are speaking about a new, bundle: King’s Bounty: The Legend and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Legends and Wrath. It comes with a special 10% discount for both games!

It goes perfectly with our recently updated version of the game, so lead your armies through Endoria or into the Worldwound in your eternal search for a challenge, and smash through the enemy's lines with ease, commanders.

Hello everyone!

The day we have all been waiting for is finally here. 

It’s time to release our update to the main branch. Every single UX fix, compatibility with modern systems and ratios, achievements and so much more - now as a new standard for King’s Bounty: The Legend. No more switching branches, no extra steps, no hassle. 

But wait. There is more! So much more.

Just a month ago, King’s Bounty celebrated its 18th birthday. So we prepared a few presents for this coming-of-age party, dedicated to everyone who has been part of this journey with us. 

For example…

Speedrun Contest

First things first - two additional achievements. The first one is simple. Just launch the game after the update, and you will receive it automatically. After all, the festivities are open to everyone! 

The other one is tricky, but the reward is worth it. It’s called “Titanomachy”. To get it, you need to defeat three bosses: Gia, the Kraken, and the Spider Queen.

Please note that loading a save from a campaign where you have already completed this task will not unlock the achievement. You need to face them properly, in the same order you encounter them during the campaign , like a true Legend you are. No wiggling around, just an honest enemy-crushing that always lightens up the mood of the party.

Why is it worth the effort? Well, because the first 20 players who will be able to accomplish this… titanic task will win our Speedrun contest! Our community manager will contact the winners through DMs here to give them their reward: any game from the Fulqrum library of their choosing. And we have quite a library that spans through literal decades, so if you are fast and skilled enough - you will have plenty to choose from. 

You can finally grab something you have wanted for a long time, or try to coerce one of your friends into becoming a King’s Bounty fan… Who are we to tell you what to do with your prize? Go nuts!

Next we have…

Digital Assets Release

Have you ever wished you could add the King’s Bounty soundtrack to your music library without wandering into the shady corners of the internet?  We’ve got you covered! And then some.

The full OST of the whole series, as well as the original digital artbook, are now available on Steam for free! You can grab them here:

Now you have an option to enjoy such classic tracks as Dark Eclipse and Fear without worrying about the need to scrub your hard drive clean with a brush and a soap. Or you can go through the concept art of your favorite game to ponder the Zilgadis.

To top it off, The Legend receives its own set of Steam Trading Cards. Because we can. Because you asked us to do it. And because it’s just good ol’ fun.

We are not done yet! Let us talk about…

Steam Workshop Support

Ah, the modding scene. It was the main thing that kept the community going after all these years, and we want to give it its own flowers. And the update looked like a perfect opportunity to do just that.

Now the game supports the Workshop to the fullest, with seamless integration, so go forth and upload your best work for your fellow tacticians to enjoy. 

For the full guide on how to interact with a Workshop as a modder check out this link. Read it carefully as it contains crucial details that you really don’t want to miss. 

Although, be aware, it’s still going to be moderated, and we reserve the right to remove any mod that includes 18+ adult content or anything that breaks the law in any way.

Last but not least:

Giveaways  

If you are not a fan of speedrunning but still want to get a gift from us, this section is for you!

The rules are simple. Just write your favorite story about the game in the comments under this post. It could be anything, in any language. Some dear real-life memory related to King’s Bounty, or a funny in-game occurance. We don’t want to put any bounds on your nostalgia or creativity.

On the 1st of July we will pick 10 winners. Five of them will be the authors of our favorite stories, and five will be chosen randomly. Fortune favors the bold, after all. The winners will be posted in the comments, and our community manager will contact them through Steam DMs.

One thing though. Do not try to trick us with AI-generated text. It’s quite obvious and kinda lame. Any generative AI entries will be excluded from the giveaway, including the random draw.

Final Notes

And that’s almost it! But we have a few things to add.

If you are a fan of the original version and want to experience it to the fullest, we do not want to take that option away from you. We preserved it in the “Legacy” branch. You can switch to it at any moment through Steam, the same way you switched to the Beta branch. But FYI, achievements do not work there.

Next, we are not done with King’s Bounty! Armored Princess is next. Its beta branch already has most of the QoL fixes that we’ve added to The Legend, but now we’ve added its own unique achievements there. Check it out:

And finally, thank you for being with us all these years. It was your love for this game that helped us find the strength (and time) to make this update. And who knows, maybe we will find a new reason to wake you once again from this royal slumber in the future. See you around! 

Hello everyone!

Today we will be releasing the last update to our beta branch of the game. It’s going to be a small one, just one additional achievement and a UI fix for the parchment.

Why the last one? Because we are almost ready to release the whole thing on the main branch of the game!

We are preparing some additional goodies for you to grab on the release date, so it will take a liiiiitle bit more time, but we can assure you, the update is right around the corner.

As we previously said, when it hits the live servers, you will still be able to play the original version of the game on the second branch. We will post the instructions on how to do so at the time of the release.

Still, it was pretty cool to go down this memory road with all of you and give a new life to such an old, but beloved game. 

And we are still committed to releasing the same QoL features, as well as unique achievements for Armored Princess.

So don’t worry, this is not the last time you will hear from us. Maybe there will be even more occasions like this in the future, who knows.

But until then, see you around!

Hello everyone!

Today we have good news and even better news.

The good news is - we are releasing the final hotfix for the Beta branch of the game!

You can take a look at all the changes at the end of this post. This one is all about the last bits and pieces. We went through all of your comments in regards to achievements, fixed how they unlock and behave, and gave the UI a final polish where we could. 

Even better news - with this hotfix, we are ready to release all of those changes to the main branch of the game! But before doing this, we want to have a final check with you guys.

How should the main branch look going forward? Would you prefer the game to stay exactly as it is right now -  untouched, the way you remember it? Or should the updated version become the default, without the need to opt into the beta branch? We know both options matter for different reasons, so we’d really like to hear what you think. Let us know in the comments.

And now, to the promised changelog of the final.02.final5 hotfix! 

Achievements

• The check the damage for the “Onepunchman” achievement now accounts for all additional modifiers, buffs and debuffs.

• The accuracy of threshold detection for awarding “Bookworm”, “The Mage Who Lived”, “Not Quite A God”, “Bachelor”, “Master”, “Mr. Doctor”, “Shepherd”, “Commander”, “Scourge of God” and “God of war” achievements have been improved.

• Improved detection of visiting the Ultrax location.

• Added a configuration file that allows configuring save scanning on game startup for unawarded achievements. It contains a parameter setf ~bg_scan X, where a value of 1 enables this feature, and a value of 0 disables it. This configuration file will be located in the game folder.

Visuals & QoL

• For 16:9 aspect ratio resolutions, the progress bar on the loading screen has been fixed.

• Fixed the display of large amounts of gold, mana, and rage on the save/load screen.

• The font size for the tooltip displaying the in-game date and time has been increased.

• Fixed display of some UI elements on the Records screen. Also the old "fantasy" font has been restored.

• For 16:9 aspect ratio resolutions, display of long enemy names in combat has been fixed.

• Fixed display of the "Equipment" label in shops that are not cities or castles.

• For 16:9 aspect ratio and ultrawide resolutions, an issue has been fixed, where the coin icon displayed in prices in cities and castles could disappear when prices were too high (long numbers).

• Fixed clipping of the lower part of unit counters in the garrison for ultrawide resolutions.

• Fixed the position of the interaction button for the Casket of Rage for ultrawide resolutions in combat.

• The level-up window for the Spirits of Rage has been enlarged.

• For the 1366x768 resolution, a small gap at the bottom of the screen between the edge and the UI elements has been fixed.

• The Defeat screen has been redesigned to look more visually appealing and more convenient.

• For ultrawide resolutions, the visuals of the Victory screen and New Game screen have been improved by making some UI layout adjustments.

• For the 1920x1200 resolution, an issue where text overflowed its designated area (the mage class description) on the New Game screen has been fixed.

Hello everyone!

Recently, we rolled out achievements to the beta branch.  And as always with new features, a few things didn’t go exactly as planned on the first try. That’s what the beta is for, though, and we really appreciate all the feedback you’ve been sharing.

Today we’re releasing a patch that addresses those issues, with fixes for achievement-related bugs as well as a few general improvements across the game.

We’ve also noticed some questions coming up quite often, so we’ve put together answers to the most common ones at the end of this post.

List of changes for achievements:

• Fixed an issue where achievements for reaching mana threshold values could be awarded even when the actual requirements had not been met.

• Fixed an issue where the achievement for visiting Kordar could be awarded when visiting a cave in Greenwort.

•  Fixed an issue where the achievement for visiting Ultrax could be awarded when entering a special location through the whale event.

• Fixed an issue where completing the game on a higher difficulty did not grant the achievements for completing it on lower difficulty levels.

• Fixed an issue where the "Lucky Lucky" achievement could be awarded upon receiving maps, without actually killing the corresponding character. The check now works more accurately.

• For the "Ghost Buster" achievement, the route where the player first talks to the ghost, then switches sides to Norzh, and later resolves the conflict peacefully is now also counted.

• Fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, the "Stolen Heart" achievement might not be awarded upon marrying Mirabella.

• * For the "Onepunchman" achievement, the required damage threshold has been increased from 1.000 to 10.000.

• * Added save file scanning on game startup. If existing save files contain already completed achievement conditions, those achievements will now be granted automatically.

List of general changes:

• Fixed a brief freeze when opening the character screen for the first time.

• Fixed stability issues that could in some cases occur when interacting with runes.

Q&A

Q: Can achievements be unlocked from old save files?

A: Some of them - yes, but not all.

Achievements for completing the game under certain conditions can be obtained if you load a save made before the ending and go through the final dialogue.

Achievements for visiting locations are only granted at the exact moment you enter the corresponding location.

Q: Do achievements work with mods?

A: They may work, but this is not guaranteed.

The more mod changes the game’s scripts and logic, the higher the chance that the achievement system may not function correctly. At the same time, the mods themselves should generally continue to work regardless of the achievement system.

Q: Will achievements earned during testing be kept once the update hits the main branch?

A: Yes. All achievements unlocked in the test version will remain with players after the full release of the achievement system.

That’s it for today. But be sure, the final update for the Legend is almost here!

Hello everyone! As we promised, we are still working on King’s Bounty: The Legend. And the most observant of you already noticed some changes on the Steam Page of the game. That’s right we are adding achievement!

For now, the only way to get them is to opt in to the beta branch, as we continue to test them before the final release. To refresh your memory, our instruction on how to do that can be found here.

While some of them can be basic in their nature, like just stacking gold to a ridiculous amount, others require you to make certain in‑game choices to get them. For example, which side do you take in the story of a certain vengeful ghost? Or… who do you marry?

And if you’re a veteran who craves a challenge, we’ve got you too! Try to complete the game in 30 in‑game days, or pile on enough buffs and artefacts so your unit can swing for 1k damage in one strike.

We’ve got something for every type of player and hope you enjoy going through them as much as we did while designing them.

Tell us what you think about this list in the comments, and what changes to them, if any, you would like to see!

While we are at it, it’s the best time to say that we also added the same updates that were done for The Legend, and they are now releasing for Armored Princess, with the achievements for it also coming later!

All of this leads perfectly to the fact that the whole King’s Bounty series is participating in the Steam Spring Sale starting today till 26th of March. This is the best time to dive in (or to force your friends) to the series, so you better not miss a chance like this.

We are live now! Come and see us play through the beta update and answer all your questions about it! 

Greetings, everyone!

As you probably noticed, we are actively working on updating the game. And we want to show it off, while also discussing what lies ahead. All on our Twitch channel, nonetheless.

Join us on March 12th at 5 PM CET / 8 AM PT to ask us anything about the update, or just to hang out together and discuss this endless classic.

See y’all there!

We continue to work on the upcoming update, which is currently in the beta branch. Your feedback plays a crucial role in this process. It helps us identify all the issues and shortcomings that need to be fixed before the final release of the update.

Based on your comments, we have prepared today’s patch for the beta version of the game, which includes:

• Improved several graphical elements, including the main menu background, to ensure correct display when playing on ultra‑wide screen resolutions.

• Fixed the Defeat screen. Its appearance may still vary depending on the resolution, but the “Load” and “Continue” buttons now always appear and are available to click.

• For the following resolutions: 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1080, 3440×1440, and 3840×1600, it is now possible to select a save file with the mouse on the Defeat screen. For other resolutions, mouse selection is not guaranteed, but selection via keyboard arrow keys with confirmation using Enter is always available.

• Fixed the Victory screen for ultra‑wide resolutions. The “Continue” button now always appears and is clickable.

• Fixed minor black bars on the loading screen at 1366×768 resolution.

• Adjusted the position of the Rage Casket icon in combat for resolutions with a 16:9 aspect ratio.

• Fixed incorrect troop counter display in the garrison for 16:9 aspect ratio resolutions.

In the meantime, we continue to monitor your comments and will keep improving the new version of the game before its final release!

Hello again!

Today we are releasing the patch to the beta branch of the game.

It includes a fix for the infamous black lines on the sides of the screen for ultra‑wide resolutions, namely: 2560×1080, 3440×1440, and 3840×1600.

Also, in a hotfix that was sneakily released a bit earlier, we solved the annoying issue where the tail of the dragon would block parts of the interface.

We are also in the process of adapting these changes to another King’s Bounty game - Armored Princess. We don’t have an exact release date for this, but we will keep you posted!

For now, we are continuing the work toward releasing the final version for the public. And while we’re at it, tell us what you think about the beta in general, and what else you would like to see added.

p.s. All King’s Bounty games are on discount for a week, so it’s the perfect opportunity to grab any that are still missing from your collection!

Hello everyone! 

Over the past months, we’ve been hearing more and more requests from the community to give King’s Bounty a bit of a modernization pass. Just enough to feel more at home in 2026. So… we’ve decided to take our first steps in that direction.

That said, King’s Bounty: The Legend is not exactly a young game anymore, to put it lightly. There are serious technical limitations, and making meaningful improvements sometimes requires a hefty bit of magic, prayer and straight up luck. Still, within those boundaries, we want to do our best to move the game forward. 

Now, if you opt in to the Beta Branch of the game, you will be able to play a new version that includes:

• Removed black side bars when playing in 16:9 resolutions. Proper modern standards like 1920×1080 are now fully supported.

• Improved UI readability, with several interface elements and fonts increased in size. Easier on the eyes, especially on larger screens.

• Doubled the maximum zoom-out distance. More battlefield, more context. The more, the merrier!

To access the Open Beta branch, head to your Steam Library, right-click Kings's Bounty: Legends, left-click Properties, left-click Game Versions & Betas and from the drop-down menu select the option "update_beta". Your Steam client will then download the Update.

For now, we’ll keep a close eye on how this version behaves on all kinds of PC setups and see how you guys feel about these changes. Then we’ll figure out where it makes sense to go next.

That could mean more small improvements over time, a look at Steam Deck compatibility, and, if things line up, maybe even achievements.

So don’t be shy, try it out, and tell us what you think!

Hi everyone! 

Last Friday, we announced the addition of the Fulqrum Launcher to King’s Bounty: The Legend.

Over the weekend, you made it clear that this is not something you want to see added for various reasons.

And we listened! The update introducing the launcher has been postponed indefinitely. For now, we’ll focus more on community-driven activities, such as adding Steam trading cards and badges to the game.

We are very fortunate to have such a devoted community, even after all these years since the original release. Thank you for your passion and love for the game!