King Arthur: Knight's Tale
Released: 4/26/2022
Score Breakdown
75.0
Critic Average
18 reviews
84
Steam User Score
7,301 reviews
76
Metacritic User Score
90 reviews
Disparity Breakdown
75 vs 84
75 vs 76
Average of both sources
Review Disparities
Each point represents a critic review. Hover for details. Positive = critic higher than users. Negative = critic lower.
3/23/2024
Late Review“King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a great turn-based combat RPG game, with simple exploration of the scenarios but that gives rewards for doing so and uses them as part of the strategy in the missions so that the player can succeed. It's a great title that's highly recommended for all lovers of the genre and that gives us a very interesting story that makes us want to keep moving forward and overcoming the challenges to discover more little by little until we reach its end.”
87
87/100
3/16/2024
Late Review“King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a good tactical RPG with plenty of depth in its combat and base management system, as well as a rich story based on Arthurian Legends. If you're a fan of the genre and King Arthur's stories, you'll get a lot of fun out of the huge amount of content in this great title.”
80
80/100
3/5/2024
Late Review“King Arthur: Knight’s Tale is a high-quality tactical RPG, mechanically, but that’s overshadowed by an dismal narrative, setting and characterisation. At no point does anything in this game suggest that the developers had the slightest interest in doing the Arthurian legends justice (or even respect). This is the end result of the entire industry being motivated around content rather than artistic integrity. King Arthur: Knight’s Tale sure has a lot of best-practice dark fantasy, as the developers chase after all the financial success that other dark fantasy content products have received. If only anyone who worked at the development studio actually picked up Le Morte d’Arthur and learned something about what they were “adapting” to video game form first. They may have realised what a mistake they were making with this game then.”
50
50/100
2/21/2024
Late Review“King Arthur: Knight’s Tale is not a badly made game; it’s just boring, and that might be worse.”
65
65/100
2/20/2024
Late Review“King Arthur: Knight's Tale succeeds in achieving the goals that it sets for itself but I rarely felt it go above and beyond the standards that I have become accustomed to over years of tactical game experience.”
75
75/100
9/6/2022
Late Review“Regardless of your King Arthur fandom, Knights Tale is a feast with meaty tactics, a sumptuous story, and luscious visuals, all fit for a king.”
90
90/100
6/2/2022
Launch Window“A game that looks promising but fails to deliver on its promises. You may give it a chance if necessary improvements are made in the future, but I suggest you to wait a bit more if you don't want to be disappointed.”
65
65/100
5/20/2022
Launch Window“King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a strategy RPG that gets the fantasy of playing as a heavily armored knight exactly right, but it would've been a better game if it didn't pad itself out with so many repetitive battles.”
70
70/100
5/14/2022
Launch Window“A grimdark take on King Arthur's saga that is a pleasant surprise for tactical RPG lovers.”
78
78/100
5/12/2022
Launch Window“With its engaging combat and dark world that begs to be explored, King Arthur: Knight’s Tale is a treat for those who love RPGs they can sink their teeth into. It might not be the deepest in terms of mechanics or character development, but that just adds to its allure, keeping it relatively frictionless. It’s the fact that this is your journey that will really win you over though. Will you rule over Camelot as a tyrant, or try to bring peace to the land? It’s up to you. And there are many other important decisions to be made along the way.”
80
80/100
5/10/2022
Launch Window“The Arthurian Legend gets a new twist in a compelling turn based RPG.”
90
90/100
5/6/2022
Launch Window“A solid tactical rpg that offers many satisfying turn-based combats and a fascinating dark fantasy re-imagining of the Arthurian myth.”
75
75/100
5/5/2022
Launch Window“King Arthur: Knight's Tale is not without its charms, then, but it's not the once and future king you might have been waiting for. Maybe watch Fast and Furious instead.”
75
75/100
5/4/2022
Launch Window“Bloated, buggy and with its best ideas in the back half, Neocore's grimdark tactical King Arthur spin-off is halfway decent might and magic.”
60
60/100
5/3/2022
Launch Window“Aside a few complaints here and there, King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a grim, compelling take on the legend of Camelot.”
85
85/100
5/2/2022
Launch Window“King Arthur: Knight’s Tale is solid point-and-click turn-based action, but players should note that it takes some time to level up due to the lack of a mission replay feature, and a considerable amount of gold being required to enable healing for multiple party members. Diehard tactical fans might be interested in what King Arthur: Knight's Tale has to offer, but newcomers to the genre might wish to cut their teeth elsewhere.”
60
60/100
4/26/2022
Launch Window“Playing the NeocoreGames title, we had mixed feelings. If from a tactical and managerial point of view the product can offer a demanding challenge even for the most demanding players, some choices in the game mechanics appear not entirely in focus.”
75
75/100
