Fans of the popular tabletop game with a dark spin on Arthurian legends, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, will be delighted to hear the latest update on the video game adaptation. After being in development for six years (two in Early Access), the Polish first-person, open-world RPG launches officially on May 23rd. You may be familiar with the series with 2021’s Tainted Grail: Conquest, though that title was a roguelite card battler set in the same world. You can tell the game wears its RPG inspirations on its sleeve in the release date trailer below:
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Release Date Trailer
Not sure what to make of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon? Luckily, a demo is available on multiple platforms. If a 50–70 hour open-world RPG set in a grim retelling of Arthurian legend sounds exciting, this might just be the game for you. Do you want to be an alchemist or a blacksmith? The choice is yours!
Developer Questline and Publisher Awaken Realms gave us the highlights on what to expect from the final version of the game:
- Three massive zones to explore: Horns of the South, Cuanacht, and Forlorn Swords.
- 250 unique NPCs, fully voice-acted, adding depth and personal touch to the world.
- Over 200 side quests, ensuring countless hours of engaging gameplay.
- More than 60 unique enemies, each presenting distinct challenges.
- 70+ dungeons filled with secrets and dangers.
- A branching main quest with dozens of possible endings, offering deep replayability.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Release Media
For more, here’s a description from the game’s Xbox page:
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a mature, first-person perspective open-world RPG, taking you into a dark fantasy world inspired by Arthurian legends. Experience a complex, branching main storyline, where you will decide on what legacy King Arthur’s reign will leave on the world after 600 years of continuous struggle. This game is a love letter to open-world FPP RPGs.
Explore the secrets of Avalon Every inch of the open world is full of things to find. Items, story secrets, new enemies, dungeons, unique quests, and NPCs. Explore at your own pace and go wherever you want, without any limitations!
Dynamic combat
Swap between powerful melee weapons, bows, magic, throwables, mixtures, and other usables to create your unique combat style that will get tested by tons of hard enemies in the game!
Play as you want!
Want to be a crazy alchemist/berserker punching enemies? Sure, why not? An epic blacksmith mage summoning undead hordes? Yep, we got you covered. Unique stealthy archer? No, not this one… … just kidding, obviously. This is THE type of game to go for a stealth archer archetype. Between stats, perks, EQ, and crafting, you can play exactly as you want.
Dark, but beautiful world
Experience Avalon in 3 totally unique zones: Misty Horns of the South Sunken in sun Cuanacht Village Frozen mountaintops of Forlorn Swords
Immerse yourself in the world
Tons of supporting systems will allow you to fully experience the world of Tainted Grail: sketchbook, fishing, blacksmithing, alchemy, cooking, mining, farming, house management, and more!
At night, prepare for Wyrdness
During the night, Wrydnes, the primordial force of Chaos, comes to the land, changing the very fabric of reality. This will offer a survival aspect to the game.
Mature, morally grey story
Experience a dark main storyline, following in the footsteps of Arthur. You will also be able to find over 250 NPCs, 200 side quests, and tasks that will often force you to make hard, morally grey decisions.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam on May 23rd, 2025. Stay tuned to RPGFan as we learn more about the game as its launch grows near!
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