Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

May 23, 2025

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Step into the world of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, a mature, first-person perspective open-world RPG that immerses you in a dark fantasy realm inspired by Arthurian legends. Uncover a complex and branching main storyline that lets you shape the legacy of King Arthur’s reign, 600 years after his …

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Adam Beck Hardcore Gamer May 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

80.0

"The long awaited arrival of King Arthur in Tainted Grail is finally upon us, but does it live up to expectations?"

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Adrián Segura Comunidad Xbox May 2025
85.0 /100

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is an ambitious, dark reinterpretation of the King Arthur myth that draws heavily on role-playing classics such as The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and Skyrim. From its beginning, which inevitably recalls these titles, to its …"

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A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums May 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

75.0

"With an impressive RPG throwback core game and oodles of high quality physical extras, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Collector&s;s Edition offers one nostalgic package that any fan of dark fantasy role-playing will absolutely adore. 👑"

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Aran Suddi TheSixthAxis May 2025
50.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

48.0

Story

42.0

"Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon has a lot of promise but maybe it just wasn&s;t ready to be released just yet. It needed a bit more time to iron out some major issues like the regular crashes that can be …"

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Baden Ronie Wolf&s;s Gaming Blog May 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

62.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

81.0

"If you’re willing to embrace its old-school charm and overlook some dated design choices, Tainted Grail offers a rewarding RPG experience in a fascinating setting. Come for the dark fantasy, stick around for the dash of Monty Python weirdness and …"

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Bruno Henrique Vinhadel PSX Brasil May 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

82.0

"Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon follows its inspirations to deliver a unique and excellently structured work for an open-world action RPG inspired by Skyrim and Oblivion, with a strong focus on freedom and an excellent dark fantasy presentation. Even so, …"

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Can Arabacı Oyungezer Online May 2025
75.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

60.0

"If you&s;re craving dark fantasy and want to lose yourself in an open world, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon isn&s;t a bad game at all. That is if you can accept that it&s;s a rough, raw experience that often …"

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Christian Bognar Attack of the Fanboy May 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

90.0

"It&s;s a project where passion is on full display and I can&s;t wait to see what Questline does next."

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Daniel Kucner GameOnly May 2025
65.0 /100
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Hubert Sosnowski GRYOnline.pl May 2025
75.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

72.0

Story

80.0

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is not simply „Polish Skyrim”. It’s a well crafted RPG that surprises with great atmosphere, interesting story and the developers’ ingenuity when faced with limitations of the technical or budgetary nature."

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Jakub Pokorný SECTOR.sk May 2025
75.0 /100

Graphics

72.0

Gameplay

76.0

Story

81.0

"The Arthurian legend has come to life again in a first-person RPG with an imaginative world, great combat, but also various bugs and shortcomings."

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John-Paul Jones PlayStation Universe May 2025
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

80.0

"A welcome surprise, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon really clicked with me. The Euro indie Skyrim that could, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon might not be as technically sound as other genre efforts, but across its 60-80 hour …"

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Josh Cotts GameRant May 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

72.0

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon delivers a bleak, immersive RPG experience, though its clunky combat and unbalanced gear system hold it back."

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Kevin Chick MMORPG.com May 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

50.0

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a good game and has the potential to be an excellent game with more patches and polish."

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Kevin Lopez Game Sandwich May 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

85.0

"Simply put, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is well worth the price of admission. It’s an RPG that was crafted with care and pays homage to titles that came before it. The focus on quality over quantity is a …"

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Lewis Maisel Hey Poor Player May 2025
70.0 /100

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a compelling, atmospheric RPG that punches above its weight in narrative ambition and gameplay depth. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 5 port of the game suffers from some extremely rough technical edges and UI frustrations, …"

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Lexi Luddy Shacknews May 2025
50.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

38.0

Story

62.0

"There are things I respect about Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Its soundtrack, for one, is uniformly pretty good, and the game’s ambition is undeniable, but I can’t really say I enjoyed much of my time playing it, moment …"

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Mark Steighner Hardcore Gamer May 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

85.0

"Despite its lack of refinement, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is entertaining and addictive. It has a sprawling story and world to explore with dozens of hours of content. Its combat is more effective and engaging than you might …"

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Martin Heath GameGrin May 2025
75.0 /100

Graphics

62.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

71.0

"Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is an immersive and dark fantasy adventure with great characters and ambience. Though it has issues with stability, it&s;s definitely worth a look for anyone interested in the genre or Arthurian myth."

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Matthew Pollesel Gaming Age May 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

88.0

Gameplay

87.0

Story

86.0

"It’s easy to forgive a little jank, though, when the overall package is this impressive. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is an epic RPG that aims high and that, much more often than not, succeeds in what it sets …"

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Matt Sainsbury Digitally Downloaded May 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

90.0

"There’s a real heart and soul to this project, and Poland has produced yet another developer that is well worth keeping an eye on."

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Miguel Ángel Sánchez Hobby Consolas May 2025
82.0 /100

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon achieves its ambitious goal: to follow in the footsteps of Skyrim and Oblivion, with a game that looks squarely at the classics. Tremendously fun and varied, it offers complete freedom to experience all kinds …"

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Rafa Del Río IGN Spain May 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

73.0

Story

76.0

"With a free exploration that works and a combat system that takes the best of the genre, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a new step in the western RPG. The Arthurian myth serves as the basis for a …"

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Raouf Belhamra Digitale Anime May 2025
75.0 /100

""Broken, but unforgettable" Despite its clear technical flaws and unpolished combat, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon delivers a rare and emotionally impactful dark RPG experience. It’s a rough gem for fans of the genre. If not for its technical …"

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Richard Seagrave GameSpew May 2025
80.0 /100

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is an open-world action RPG that fans of the likes of Skyrim are likely to fall in love with. It has some technical issues and bugs that can annoy, but they&s;re easy to overlook …"

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Richard Walker Xbox Achievements May 2025
75.0 /100

"If you&s;ve recently been exploring the verdant expanses of Cyrodiil, in the Oblivion remaster, you might consider giving Tainted Grail: The Fall..."

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Sam Desatoff PC Gamer May 2025
75.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

70.0

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon puts an interesting spin on Arthurian legend and presents a competent world that plays like a love letter to the open-world first-person RPG genre."

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Terrence Johnson ZTGD May 2025
65.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

65.0

"Look, in the middle of all this chaos, the world does have atmosphere. Gritty, creepy, and weirdly beautiful at times, it’s just so unfortunate that the graphic fidelity is so freaking inconsistent."

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Will Borger IGN May 2025
60.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

45.0

Story

70.0

"Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon has some grand ideas, and it nails a lot of what it tries, but uneven difficulty, a few poor design choices, and a Holy Grail’s worth of bugs prevent it from finding greatness."

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