King's Bounty: Legions

Nival

Rank: #4 / 11
Released: 2011
Studio: Nival
Genre: turn-based strategy video game

At a glance

King's Bounty: Legions is a turn-based online strategy game from Nival, released in 2011. It places players in a fantasy world of magic, creatures, and monsters, where they build a hero and army, improve troops, and learn spells. Battles can be against friends, other players, or groups of creatures; PvP uses automatic opponent selection to match players with an equal opponent. Players can join or create a clan, reinforce their garrison, and attack others. Quests, resource gathering, and crafting support the campaign, while sieges can provide elements for crafting runes that strengthen an army. Combat calls for planning around spell duration and cooldowns, and randomly generated battlefield obstacles affect encounters. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer, cross-platform multiplayer, and Family Sharing. Its Steam genres include Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Strategy, and its listed platform is Windows.

Who it is for

It suits players interested in fantasy army-building and turn-based combat, including those who want PvP or clan play. The listed single-player mode also provides an option beyond multiplayer.

What is good

Turn-based battles include spells and battlefield obstacles
Join or create a clan
PvP matches use automatic opponent selection
Includes single-player and multiplayer
Listed as Free To Play

What to know first

The listed platform is Windows only
Online play features include PvP and clans

Verdict

King's Bounty: Legions combines army development, tactical battles, quests, and online competition in a fantasy setting. Players can choose solo play or take part in PvP and clan activities.