Underplayed Gems

Knights of the Chalice 2 (2022)

Knights of the Chalice 2 cover
Developer
Heroic Fantasy Games Dot Com
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.8 of 5, 148 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 26 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A methodical, rules-heavy tactical RPG where careful party creation and turn-based combat drive a classic fantasy dungeon crawl.

tacticalturn-basedparty-basedcharacter customizationdungeon crawlernonlinearstory richsingleplayer

What players say

Players are split. Many praise the deep tactical combat and strong 3.5 D&D implementation, calling the enemy AI the best in turn-based RPGs. But just as many warn of brutal difficulty spikes, poor balancing, and encounters that take 45+ minutes, leaving them mentally fatigued. Complaints also target the addition of AI-generated art and a price that has not dropped since release.

Trailer

Screenshots

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