Drakensang

Buy81%

Very Positive · 797 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Radon Labs · RPG · Mar 9, 2009

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Drakensang?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 797 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
for quests, quicksave/quickload, very good journal that updates all quests, and the game is RtWP but you can queue actions by pressing Ctrl + the action.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game still holds up nicely and it took me roughly 70 hours to finish it completely, doing most side quests and exploring most areas of the game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Melee/ranged and spellcasters do well and you can be good at two of them at the same time.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics: For starters, it's a 2009 game, and yet the graphics feel pretty solid, better than NWN if I may so, specially during some cutscenes, there are some really nice close-ups.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But spotty writing aside, the combat and character customization are the real reasons to play.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'd say it ranks up there with Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale, both of which were very decent games for their time, and I'd give it a couple of points higher than Dragon Age, if only because the difficulty is a bit higher.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story80 reviews
Gameplay53 reviews
Combat46 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Characters21 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
75% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
28% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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