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Legends of Eisenwald
Developer Aterdux Entertainment
Legends of Eisenwald is a single-player tactical role-playing game developed and published by Aterdux Entertainment. The game was initially released in early access in October 2013 after a successful Kickstarter campaign, and it was officially released on Steam July 2, 2015. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
179 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
59
Mixed
105 positive · 74 negative
95% range 51–66%
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,390 of 1,834 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 179 · most liked first[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38888018-United-Critics/] Please follow United Critics for quality reviews Legends of Eisenwald Review Legends of Eisenwald is a single-player tactical role-playing game developed and published by Aterdux Entertainment. The game was finally released on Steam July 2, 2015, after leaving extended early access since October 2013 & a successful Kickstarter campaign. It’s available exclusively for Windows only on Steam. Gameplay Legends of Eisenwald…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eisenwald has been funded via Kickstarter in 2012 and went through a year and a half of Early Access. It's been sitting in my library for a long time. How does it play? In short, it's a turn-based version of Mount & Blade. - Similarities: parties on the world map all move at the same time, with NPCs following their patrol routine. Combat takes place on local maps. There are character and party progression and gear management: you can distribute equipment to your followers and upgrade them,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would have voted a positive review of the game, but what annoyed me the most was the party restart after every scenario/area, I worked so hard to boost my parties XP only to have to start again in the new area. No thanks .
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Anakin, you're breaking my heart." - Miss Piggy in the 'The Godfather' right before Kirk & Spock fight. This game broke my heart. It had so much potential. It mixed so many great elements together. Where did it all go wrong? We can start with the janky movement. You move your squad of medieval caucasians by clicking on the world to move along the arrowed path generated to the point clicked. This system is similar to how troops move in the Heroes of Might & Magic series of games. It's a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Information / Review English Legends of Eisenwald is a tactical / strategy game developed by Aterdux Entertainment. Gameplay / Story Optionally, the heiress or the heir of a noble house must find on their return home that their family fell victim to an intrigue that can be traced back to the highest ranks of the government. But, as is so often the case, a simple blood revenge is not enough and it quickly becomes clear that far more than your own thirst for retaliation is at stake and you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Good Story & Artwork -Poor mechanics Dev had my original review deleted. Let's just say that many years have passed since I assisted with the greenlight and early access, and I've missed out on half the game content then was surprised to see a DLC I had to pay for.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like a lot of the concepts behind the battles, but it's hard to gauge how tough an opponent is before a battle and trying to bring up your force to be on the safe is an incredibly tedious affair that I just lost patience with. Edit: Nope. Gave the game a second try, and despite knowing a bit more what I was doing it was even less fun the second time around. Gotta run around looking for the right troops, not just for your army but all your garrisons, and you have to walk them there manually.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is certainly interesting and has a lot of uniqueness to it, and its one of those times when I wish there was a neutral rating because I did enjoy it somewhat, however I find I can't really recommend it due to various issues. Firstly, I'm not a fan of "lose all your progress start again" mechanics, which seems to happen at several points throughout the game, some based on your decisions, and others unavoidable. Pretty much you start completely over between chapters and all the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is good. Could be a lot better. Campaign does not feel like a campaign because you always start from scratch every chapter, nothing you did is of any importance. Depressing. Was so set on hoarding equipment for a full army, level my units up... nah, they all disappear when you move to next step in campaign. If you are okay with starting again and again with no sense of progression, then the game is definitely great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warning: Broken Game! This game has design/implementation defects that will render this unplayable for many gamers. The game errors out with access violations and even Divide By Zero (!!!) errors when launching into proper gameplay, if you try to play this on modern versions of Windows 11. The developer has not tested or maintained this game, yet they leave it on Steam in a broken and unplayable state, with their hand out for TWENTY BUCKS for a game that doesn't even work. This is not okay.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do Not Buy! The game was fun when it worked. But now it generates some divide by zero error which prevents the game from starting, and it is not being addressed. Multiple people have reported the error, and the work arounds and corrective actions listed online haven't done anything to correct the issue.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tbs with good story in brilliant semi-historical and quite dark setting. Army management and fighting are just alright, but it's mainly writing and rich lore that makes the game special.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You know how in old RPGs there was always that one convoluted quest that required numerous specific steps, done in specific order or ways, that you would never figure out unless you looked it up? Yeah, that's kind of half this games. You can finish it without much problem, but there is going to be tons of stuff you miss unless you read up on a guide. Kind of annoying and makes me not want to play. Gameplay is OK. The UI is dated, but its kind of an old game now so that's not much of an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This looks and plays like a mobile game. I personally couldn't recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the very start, horrendous UI makes you puke, making you turn off the game immediately. I've never seen such a terrible UI in my life. <번역> 시작하자마자 끔찍한 UI가 널 토하게 만들고 컴퓨터를 바로 끄게 만들 것. UI가 내 인생에서 본 것중 가장 최악이다
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everything you accomplish (loot,money,army,armor,weapons etc.,) gets lost as you progress through chapters (story) and you start with nothing. Its a constant start over and over and over...Also did I mention reading ? Yeah.. no dialog...endless reading...waste of time..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a giant pile of awesome ideas with terrible execution. The graphics are nice, but then with a few extra members in your party, you get stuttering; The story seems to have real plot, but following it from the descriptions is hard at the best of times, and actually wrong at the worst. All in all, this game is a great lesson on why a buffet can be dangerous, you collect so many plates and different things that you don't beautifully finish any of it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Virtually unplayable on modern systems due to lack of updates.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Truly bad. Unbalanced, incoherent, unsophisticated, archaic. Probably the worst example of the genre I've seen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have had this game since March 2018, I love these types of strategy/tactic games and I've held off posting a review because I wanted to be fair. But the truth is the game is not like Disciples 2 or HOMM, those games provide you enough resources and manpower to win, not so much with LofE. Ask yourself why the Dev's thought it necessary to put the below disclaimer on the store page? I think the last two words sum it up best,....'Be warned' you're going to get frustrated and move on to other…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Legends of Eisenwald is quite good turn-based strategy with mechanics similar to Disciples series. Economics are pretty simple - you don't have to build any structures; you collect gold needed for hiring units and buying items. Depending of the hero you've choosen you can hire 4-6 untis that gain experience and attain new ranks (last tier units are deadly but it takes a lot of time to attain this rank). Unfortunately all of these units are pretty common and boring - don't expect dragon riders,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game begins great: it has an interesting story, varied quests, short but intense turn based fights. Overall, it reminds about King's Bounty and Disciples a lot. But with a very budget look and feel. I was totally going to recommend Legends of Eisenwald up until I was around 20-25 hours into the campaign. However, the further you advance, the more obnoxious everything gets. The number of fights significantly increases. and they all feel more or less identical. At the same time, there's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are some games that are FREAKING BRILLIANT AND BETTER THAN MOST TITLES WITH 500 TIMES THE BUDGET! *Deep breath* - Main Campaign: The story: is brilliant and as far as my gaming experience goes: unique. The title ‘Legends of Eisenwald’ is not just for show. You really get to hear the gossip, the superstitions and the legends of the world. To me it felt like I was a child again with a storybook of heroes and princesses and evil wizards and hags in huts hidden in dark parts of the woods.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review is a bit different than others as it will recommend the game from historical point of view, so, if you are a history nerd, this is the review for you! This game is by far one of the few and best games which represented medieval feudal world especially the low tier hierarchy (Esquire - knights (Ritter) - baron - count - duke) in a very great way. Only other game which represented them well is Kingdom Come Deliverance. In most of other games the lowest title available would be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I put Legends of Eisenwald on my backlog at first, because I was in disagreement with its weird movement system, but then, I realized several things: - It is a buffed up Disciples-like game, with more positionning options and much less AoE/magic. It is more about preparing the battle than going through it. - The almost historical setting makes it one of the only games that feels a bit like Darklands - It has a great soundtrack As in Disciples, the decisions are about how to tackle the map as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A decent turn based, low-fantasy, squad tactics game ruined by poor path-finding; that can break your game and stop your progress. The game itself plays well, if you don't mind some of the quirky old fashioned GUI choices and controls. The combat is fairly simple but still has enough unit and skill variety to present some tactical choices. The economy is slow to build but very fair; as you'll be able to make progress on each new map and build a competent squad. The story is well written and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had fun. Finished the game in 75 hrs. It does combine role playing, strategy, and tactics in a unique way. Initially it could take about 4-5 hours to get a feel for the game so I'm glad I wasn't too fast to judge. RPG: Alot of work went into the scripted quests. The artwork is nice. Overall, if you can follow the story line and keep moving forward it is a time sink. There are eight chapters in an engaging continuing saga. Lots of classically written text. Notes are retained for reference so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game and great story! The combination of Heroes of Might and Magic, King's Bounty and Mount and Blade, plus the wonderful story with several plot twists made the game to appeal to me. Loved it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played it for 72 hours, I must have liked it! I liked the combat system, the writing, the music and the story. =)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and relaxing point and click feudal RPG decidedly well worth the seven guldons payment rendered during sale inclusive of all three DLC expansion items. Just a bit old-school, as am I.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game. Relaxing, atmospheric tactical game. Yes this game has 2-3 issues like one mission that is confusing (but never frustrating) or that you can pass the gate to the castle in 2. mission. BUT i googled it and many ppl obviously did, and the developer answeres the questions. I had much fun with LoE, this game sucks you in for days and weeks. The fights are short and fun. Some complains that they are repetetiv, i liked i wish there would be some more fights. Great, Great music and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game just struggles to feel complete. Perhaps it is the bad translation with ran?dom cha.racters placed throu;ghout the dialog'ue. Or perhaps it was the incredibly linear combat. Or the odd choice of game clock and way your troops healed and leveled. I think the game had great potential, it just does not feel like a completed project.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game system is like heroes of might & magic, but with lower tactical elements : even if ranged attacks have a malus for distance higher than 2, the close contact can be done to nearest ennemy, whatever the distance... No interest to attack from back or anything else apparently. beyond fights, global movement is slow and it becomes painful to move around to get your mercenaries, heal yourself, collect gold... Equipment cannot be colelcted or crafted... Economy to fuel your army is not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay is alright but the story sucks. You play as an evil noble who doesn't care about common folk, sacrifices others for his own goals, kills priests and peasants etc. There is zero freedom of choice. I don't necessarily want a paladin but literally anything would be better than this pretentious buffoon that is forced upon you. Also, quest log is complete garbage. In second mission you need to find a guy who "will be waiting near the south city gate in the shadow of the guard tower".…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm just going to start this review off by firstly saying I bought this game on sale a while back, knowing that it was outside my preferred game-types, but wanted to expand/broaden my horizons. No, it did not make me change my mind, and though while kinda fun to begin with, to me, kinda just got grindy the further on I got. ++ Well presented story ++ Combat has some really good mechanics, and offers plenty of viable strategies ++ Graphics - subjective I know but I liked them +/- Only 'bug'…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started the game to try it out "for a bit"... 12 hours later I'm devastated it's Sunday night and I'm too old to pull an all nighter xD
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Game is very nice, medieval themed with fantasy later on. You start with a knight and a rabble of peasants fighting brigands and towards the end you are the leader of a squad of knights fighting evil magicians, ghouls and werewolves. Similar to The Witcher in theme of no good or bad just choices you make either make to become a power hungry individual or a killer for others. At the end the greatest power is the one to forgive and let go of pain and revenge. Or you can just grind until you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont listen to the critcs. is is a wonderful game,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The one who sacrifices his conscience for justice receives not justice but its illusion. Alas, I understood that too late." - Berthold "The body is more valuable than the armor that protects it, and personal conscience is more valuable than the ideas about justice that are impressed upon us by others." - Lady Elisabeth "If you can forgive, it is never too late." - whispers in the wind of Eisenwald
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Legends of Eisenwald is a really good game and in the category of small studio titles certainly outstanding. The concept is similar to the old Heroes of Might and Magic/King's Bounty design: You manouver your army around exploring and sometimes triggering battles which are conducted in a small scale hex-field tactical map. The story is well written, philosophical even, and I enjoyed it a lot. The Medieval atmosphere was created really nicely and convincingly. The tactical battles worked out…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played about 26 hrs now. Great game. Nice visuals and some good story telling. The game has chapters you must complete in order to progress the story. The game is quite difficult but once you learn how to maintain your units and learn how the healer works it becomes a little easier. Recommend saving often and having multiple saves as you never know what can happen next.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not recommend this game because there are so many better game out there (King's bounty being one good example). This game is just like king's bounty, but with poorer graphics, poorer interface, poorer battle and much poorer story. You start by choosing a knight, baroness or mystic as a hero and you move around the map at turtle speed to explore and find out stuff and people. There is a medieval story, which if you played a couple of medieval games you will have already seen a thousand time…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fantasy game that immerses players in a medieval world with elements of mysticism. Here you'll find knights in armor, cursed windmills, witches, sorcerers, ghouls, and lycanthropes. However, the driving forces of this world are political intrigue, wars, greed, and the struggle for power. The protagonist (you can choose from a melee fighter, archer, or mage) seeks to avenge their murdered family and reclaim their lost lands. Yet, their journey inevitably leads through feuds,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have throuroughl;y enjoyed Legends of Eisenwald. I have invested several pleasure hours of my time dedicated towards this game. rich story telling, tight controls, tight tight tight, and graphics you can sink your teeth into. life of eisenwald is more than a game. it is an experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game with interesting battle system and satisfying narrative. There are few bugs/imperfections and gameplay can be a little bit clunky but overall it's very good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I picked up this game in 2018. At first play, my strategy was poor and I didn't care much for the results. I had tried to use a grind it out, level up strategy as a Mystic and it didn't work out so well. It seemed like my enemies only grew stronger, and my party couldn't keep up. I'd also go broke by hiring mercenaries long-term, futilely trying to make my party as strong as possible while not being able to heal my units. I decided to try playing again in 2022, this time as a Knight with a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm an old school gamer and there's "Nintendo hard" and there's just plain unfair. I've played RTS and turn based strategy games for decades and this game so I know what I'm doing. There's no manual out there, no guide, that bare bones tutorial is all you get. I spent days learning the game mechanics to win the first real (not tutorial) map which was fine, but then the second map came along and I got slapped with four mandatory battles in a row with no way to heal outside of battle. Then if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this game, and now they have some new stuff out too. im just waiting until it goes on sale, which i would recommend to anyone wanting to try these games. the game is very choice oriented which i also really enjoyed. i would recommend these games to anyone really. esspecially if you enjoy turn based tactics and choice matter games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great stories. Solid TBS battles. Interesting RPG elements. I heartily recommend. PS Played offline.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game can be a little frustrating, but, overall, I do like the low fantasy world it is set in, and, I also like the VERY medieval look of the characters. I don't think I've got this game totally down yet, but, the learning curve is not steep. Overall, I highly recommend this one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They still didn't fix the resolution scale, until then my vote is no.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game. Played it off steam and bought to suppor the devs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This thing crashes and crashes and crashes. It is an old game, ou would think they would bother to fix it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →**TL;DR:** A quirky RTS with RPG elements, set in a unique medieval German environment with a challenging exploration mode. **Score: 26/30** It’s a bit buggy and the UI can be unclear at times, with some punishing mechanical elements that feel gratuitous. A good buy for under 5€ despite the graphics, especially for hardcore PC gamers with a taste for the setting. --- This game may be graphically dated and have a few bugs, but the environment and storytelling are worth the price alone.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way too specific of a path you have to take, it's just endless annoyances. Really tried to understand it from various views, but this is limited in so many ways from story to map. Highly recommend you try something else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, this is a pretty good game. It's not without it's bugs (nearly every time I had a quest item already in inventory when I happened to talk to someone who would give me a quest for that object, it bugged out on me), and it's very difficult to tell where you can and cannot pass on the map at times, but that aside, this feels like it incorporates a lot of the best elements of games like Heroes of Might and Magic Series and Mount and Blade (the map is certainly very reminiscent of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the positive features of Legends of Eisenwald is its immersive storyline. The game offers a rich and complex narrative that draws players into a world of political intrigue, epic battles, and fascinating characters. The game also has beautiful, hand-drawn graphics that create a stunning medieval atmosphere. Another positive aspect of the game is its deep and customizable RPG mechanics. Players have the freedom to choose their own path and build up their characters with a wide…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The games just isn't fun. The turn based combat isn't anything special compared to kings bounty or fire emblem series, the story makes you character make the stupidest decisions to help the plot and its infuriating and after each chapter your party/progress resets.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am giving this game a negative review based solely on the fact that, having my PC connected to a television, the in-game text is far too small for me to be able to read it. For many games this is not an issue, as both the UI and the text will scale appropriately; however, some games do not seem to be able to do this, Legends of Eisenwald being one. As such, it is unplayable for me. I would love for someone to tell me that I am missing something obvious, or that there is a workaround, because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unique memorable type of game
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