Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon fascinated not only Skyrim fans

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Three days have passed since the full release of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (leaving early access on May 23), allowing for a preliminary assessment of the response to this Polish game, which features action in a grim interpretation of Arthurian legends. By examining Steam’s database statistics, it is undoubtedly clear that Questline studio’s game has enjoyed a highly successful debut.

The popular game known as “Poland’s Skyrim” has been achieving outstanding performance – Yesterday alone, the game counted an all-time high of active users on Valve’s platform: a staggering 24,629 players concurrently. This represents a significant jump from the Early Access period when Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon was only managing to attract up to 300 players at once.

Not only the number of players, the ratings are also impressive

With growing interest in the Polish title, “Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon” has been garnering overwhelmingly positive responses on Steam. Specifically, it has accumulated roughly 90% positive reviews each day for the past three days, adding up to an overall rating of 87% positive feedback. However, we’re still looking forward to more consistent data on the reception of version 1.0.

According to Metacritic, the PC variant of the game receives an average rating of 80 out of 100, as determined by 9 critics’ reviews. On the other hand, the PlayStation 5 version scores slightly lower at 77 out of 100, also based on feedback from 9 reviewers.

How did Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon manage to capture players’ affections? This game is frequently likened to those produced by Bethesda, but many favor the Polish RPG instead. Players are often impressed that such a high-quality game could be made with limited resources, regularly commending the nostalgic artistic style and compelling narrative.

Our fellow editor, Hubert Sosnowski, was equally captivated by the game “Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon”. In the piece he wrote following a preview of the early access title, he shared his enthusiasm for its immersive storytelling through environments and design features. Here’s the link to that article.

  1. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is like a smaller Skyrim, just better in telling the story

The Fall of Avalon, and they’ve shared a heartfelt thank-you note with the fans on X. The developers confessed that witnessing so many players feels “unreal” to them, but they won’t be complacent about it. Instead, they are already diligently working on needed improvements.

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2025-05-27 12:02