Summary
- Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, an open-world game, brings strong Elder Scrolls vibes.
- The game offers a dark fantasy world, branching storylines, and hours of content.
- Positive reviews highlight mature storytelling, exploration, and meaningful choices.
A new open-world game called Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon was just released, and it has strong Skyrim vibes, mixing the tales of Arthurian legend with a dark fantasy aesthetic. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon seems like the perfect game for players waiting for The Elder Scrolls 6, and it seems to have had a fairly strong reception.
Developed by Questline and published by Awaken Realms, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is an indirect sequel to the story-driven roguelike RPG Tainted Grail: Conquest, originally released in 2021. However, instead of following the turn-based battles of the previous installment, the developers have created an open-world title inspired by games like Skyrim, which offers plenty of freedom for players to explore the scenery.
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After being in early access for over two years, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon received a full 1.0 release this week. Now, gamers will be able to play the entire story, which is set in a dark world inspired by the Arthurian legends. In the newest Tainted Grail, gamers will play as a person living in a decadent land 600 years after the fall of King Arthur, and the whole story is estimated to take between 40 and 70 hours to complete. According to Questline, The Fall of Avalon has three main regions, a branching storyline, and hundreds of side quests. Gamers will be able to try out different builds, discover hidden items, secret stories, unique dungeons, and much more in a dark fantasy world.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Has Strong Elder Scrolls Vibes
It is worth noting that Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon had a positive reception as well. Some critic reviews have praised the game’s deep, mature storytelling, how rewarding exploring the world is, and the meaningful choices that are presented to the player. The title is also doing pretty well on Steam, where it has “Very Positive” reviews, as 87% of the players liked it. When considering only recent reviews, they’re even more positive, with 94% of all players recommending it, an opinion that likely represents the 1.0 state of the open-world game.
Bethesda’s next massive open world, The Elder Scrolls 6, does not even have a release date at the moment. With this in mind, Elder Scrolls-inspired open-world games such as Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon could be worth checking out for gamers who are already tired of playing Oblivion Remastered and want to experience a sprawling adventure with mature storytelling.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 77 /100 Critics Rec: 71%
- Released
- May 23, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Questline
- Publisher(s)
- Awaken Realms
WHERE TO PLAY
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.
- Engine
- Unity
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- Early Access Release
- March 30, 2023
- PS5 Release Date
- March 25, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Action, RPG, Open-World, Survival Horror
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
