Disciples: Domination
Disciples: Domination
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Disciples: Liberation
Developer Frima Studio
Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly. From the Steam store page
232 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
56
Mixed
106 positive · 83 negative
95% range 49–63%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 106 | 83 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 2 | 36 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
947 of 1,380 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
56% recommend · 106 yes, 83 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 189 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,905 of 3,999 positive).
Many players note that the game is a significant departure from the classic Disciples series, focusing on RPG elements over strategy. [1][2][3] Some reviewers praise the story, world-building, and choices that matter, while others find the narrative hollow. [4][5][6] Combat is often described as tedious and repetitive, with complaints about slow animations and lack of auto-battle. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [17]
I had to think hard about whether I recommend this or not and ultimately I do not. 1. TOUGH DECISIONS (...or are they?) The game's selling point is "tough decisions" that generally don't actually matter and come down to how murderhobo you want to be or how transactionally you want to metagame. Take for example whether you should help the evil noble tricking you or the innocent elf hunters at the start of the story. …
- [3]
Game is good and all. Looks nice, plays nice. My main problem with the game is that this is not disciples, this is king's bounty. Disciples had grim dark atmosphere. It was a story about dying world constantly ravaged by war and ruled by gods. Each campaign had a hero sure but you never felt like you can change anything. You only do your god's will. And this 'disciples' game is your typical "one hero to save the …
- [4]
Clocking in at just over 14 hours, I'm hitting the 'Recommended' button for Disciples: Liberation, even though I've decided it's ultimately not the game for me personally. And that's a shame, because there's a lot to love here! What I Liked (and you might too!): - Gritty & Engaging Story: The narrative is genuinely neat. I appreciate the "everyone's partially evil and the world is harsh" vibe. It sidesteps simple …
- [1]
An unexpected gem of an RPG-TBS hybrid, unfortunately it's getting downvotes because people can't wrap their heads around the concept of video game franchises. The game is built in the same universe as the old-school Disciples games, which were turn-based HoMM-likes, but this one is an RPG with hex-based combat encounters. There's no empire-building metagame, instead it's replaced with something more similar to a …
- [2]
As you might have read in many other reviews - this game isn't necessarily for the Disciples fans. At least if you expect fidelity of form and tone compared to the first and the second installment. The gameplay is a tactical RPG with army-building elements. One hero running around the map doing quests. Levelling is fun, combat is good (with the tendency of becoming too easy because of overlevelling and poor AI), …
Summarised from 34 of the 225 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Disciples: Liberation talk about engaging story with meaningful choices and consequences; those who didn't talk about too many repetitive battles with no skip option. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 232 · most liked firstI had to think hard about whether I recommend this or not and ultimately I do not. 1. TOUGH DECISIONS (...or are they?) The game's selling point is "tough decisions" that generally don't actually matter and come down to how murderhobo you want to be or how transactionally you want to metagame. Take for example whether you should help the evil noble tricking you or the innocent elf hunters at the start of the story. Well it really doesn't matter, the story still goes exactly the same. You…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't understand where the high ratings from publishers came from. Maybe the ratings were simply bought. I really like Disciples 2 — I still get aesthetic pleasure from this game and I think it's one of the best games ever. Disciples 3 is a failed game, but it's still playable. As for Disciples: Liberation, I don't understand how it was even released — the locations are repetitive and boring, the combat is terribly tedious, and the design, compared to Disciples 2, is just awful. The main…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is good and all. Looks nice, plays nice. My main problem with the game is that this is not disciples, this is king's bounty. Disciples had grim dark atmosphere. It was a story about dying world constantly ravaged by war and ruled by gods. Each campaign had a hero sure but you never felt like you can change anything. You only do your god's will. And this 'disciples' game is your typical "one hero to save the world" story. It does not suit disciples at all. There is no upgrading your city…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's NOTHING like the original. I loved the Disciples when I was a kid. Turn based. The artwork. I purchased this game thinking it was going to be similar to the original. It is not. I tried to give it the benefit of the doubt but I didnt end up enjoy it. If your thinking of purchasing this game because its similar to the originals Disciples (Galleans Return, Rise of the Elves, etc) I HIGHLY recommend that you dont. This game is nothing like the original.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much a Disciples game as The Rings of Power is The Silmarillion TL;DR: As a light tactics-RPG comletely outside of the title, it’s serviceable. As Disciples, it’s a betrayal. No branching unit paths, no sacred terraforming, gods are NPCs and bosses, where before they were mechanics. The narrative feels inflated yet hollow. This game will not scratch the right itch for you. For the series fans: If you love classic Disciples (I, II, III), this game is not for you. The name promises branching…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just don't understand this departure from the core mechanics of the entire Disciples series. They removed unit transformation upon leveling up—the very thing that made the series unique... I'm sad and angry at the same time :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Exalted, the leader of the Disciples of Anu faction from the Phoenix Point game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Broken Alliance at #TurnBasedThursday! We just released into Early Access, so we'd love all the help we can get: reviews, shares, tagging creators who would like the game, etc. It's an adventure-strategy game like Disciples and HoMM with a narrative focus✨⚔️ store.steampowered.com/app/1704180/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Saturday afternoon I had my first AoS Path to Glory game in the Ravaged Coast (FINALLY!!!). My 980 pts of Ironjawz faced my friend’s Disciples of Tzeentch force and… we won without losing a unit. My MVP was my Anvil of Apotheosis hero, a Priest on Maw-Grunta(ish). #warhammercommunity #nerdlings
neutral · AI labelView post →Game 3 vs Xavier Carpentier 🇨🇦 Disciples of Tzeentch. Feral Foray I’ve taken first
neutral · AI labelView post →Clocking in at just over 14 hours, I'm hitting the 'Recommended' button for Disciples: Liberation, even though I've decided it's ultimately not the game for me personally. And that's a shame, because there's a lot to love here! What I Liked (and you might too!): - Gritty & Engaging Story: The narrative is genuinely neat. I appreciate the "everyone's partially evil and the world is harsh" vibe. It sidesteps simple morality plays, and with Avyanna as a mercenary, you're free to play according to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game 60 of AoS v4 saw Ben's Soulblight face off against my Disciples of Tzeentch in Battle for the Pass. Some clever play from the Changeling help secure victory 33 to 28 with a near never ending combat between the blues and skellies in the middle #WarhammerCommunity #AgeOfSigmar
neutral · AI labelView post →Doesnt have the spirit of Disciples 2
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this week's Console Archives title: Master of Monsters: Akatsuki no Kenja Tatsu, the Playstation entry in SystemSoft's series of monster-battling hex strategy games this was loc'd in its day & the CSA reissue bears the loc'd subtitle, Disciples of Gaia, but it seems they're only offering the JP ver
neutral · AI labelView post →It was hard to decide whether I would recommend it or not, but the last 10–20 hours were so bad that I can't even think about leaving a positive review. Positives: -Another Disciples game that allows you to interact with a world you probably know and love. -A decent amount of spells and units that make ~100 battles interesting. -The story is decent at the beginning: you play as a Nephilim with crazy powers in a world torn by constant wars. - Good soundtrack and VFX Negatives:…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I ADORE how screenshots are just random bullshit 🤣 None of those in the game! Reminds me how to THIS day screenshots for Disciples 2 at Steam and GoG are early bullshit mock-ups.😏
negative · AI labelView post →Disciples of War from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn by artist Tsubasa Masao. More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_final-fa...
neutral · AI labelView post →Initially, I wanted to play something similar to Heroes or Disciples, but this game turned out to be a bit different. It focuses more on the story and RPG elements. You have to maintain a balance between factions, and instead of managing many castles, you only have one. You can’t change much in it either - just basic barracks. Travelling happens in real time, while combat is turn-based. my only issues are that the game feels too long and there are simply too many fights. It really needs an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ive tried and ive tried. maybe newcomers may enjoy this, but coming from a lover of sacred land and the 2nd this game aint it at all. cant even try to force myself to play long enough to maybe grow into it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At this point, only the name remains none of the core mechanics belong to Disciples anymore. If you don’t understand why, go play Disciples II: Dark Prophecy / Rise of the Elves first.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent game; WORST INTERFACE and BALANCE EVER. UI: In the SLOW combat you cannot skip animations nor speed up during enemy turn, neither can you open the menu, at all. IF the enemy is not in its SLOW turns, then you can quit to Main Menu and THEN reload. Balance: Units 5 levels BELOW do more damage than the same units 5 levels ABOVE, if controlled by the player. On top of that, enemies will chain 8+ turns one after the other, and focus their attacks to melt your units...nothing to do about it.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An unexpected gem of an RPG-TBS hybrid, unfortunately it's getting downvotes because people can't wrap their heads around the concept of video game franchises. The game is built in the same universe as the old-school Disciples games, which were turn-based HoMM-likes, but this one is an RPG with hex-based combat encounters. There's no empire-building metagame, instead it's replaced with something more similar to a CRPG campaign. It's not Disciples 4. Set your expectations properly, and it turns…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have three dream miniaturing projects in mind: 1) Idoneth Deepkin, taking my time again and pushing my skills. 2) Disciples of Tzeentch, built & painted in a week using dvery speedpaint trick in the book 3) Full game table with 3D printed terrain, painted by me.
neutral · AI labelView post →My Plague Disciples warband is up to 1000 points painted! Some time soon MrBolt is going to face either my guard or marines in a game of #grimdarkfuture #nurgle #deathguard #nerdlings
neutral · AI labelView post →INTRO: Kalypso Media endlessly pesters you to write a review—and this isn't just a one-off, it's full-blown corporate strategy (just look at Dungeons 3 & 4). They never hesitate to shove it right in your face every single damned time you launch the game, generously hogging a solid 25% of the screen with a review prompt. Not to mention all those absurdly oversized social media buttons (which, in my opinion, are way too big). So, Kalypso Media desperately wants a review, do they? Fine, they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Three of my husbands Plague Disciples (painted by me though) in his first game or Grimdark Future firefight yesterday against my Prime Brothers. I won on VP but he wiped out half my team
neutral · AI labelView post →The new Disciples trailer dropped… This is our vision of what a new Disciples game could look like — with respect for the classic. #DisciplesDomination #gamedev #pixelart
neutral · AI labelView post →The announcement of a new game made me feel like playing Disciples. I have played and loved most of the previous games but never got into Liberation. I have been trying to remedy that, but I am still not into it. Liberation is just very underwhelming. I can list a dozen issues with it, but the primary offender is the completely stale combat. And that's where you spend most of your time. I started dreading going into another battle, because I knew that during the early rounds where the enemy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Totally "woke" game, guys. If you like such a stuff - welcome. If you like real Disciples (like 2 or 3 part) - it is not your game. Weak characters, no race-features. They basically destroyed the plot, the meanings and turn it into "Powerful women" and "All races could live in peace". Cmon!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got it for € 3 and i knew that it would suck and im still sad, that the spirit of Disciples 2 is no longer present, just let Disciples die devs, or remake or make Disciples 2 like game, not this turd.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not Disciples any more. Need just update Disciples 2. That's the secret of sucsess.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Poor writing, poor combat conveniences, and other issues. The lack of combat conveniences makes many battles significantly slower to complete than they need to be, and the game's autoresolve is available only when you significantly outlevel the enemy encounter. Also expect inconsistent and poor writing. Case in point (very minor spoiler): You find a character hiding with his companions, and they say they can't leave because of several dangers, including a hungry creature they stand no chance…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disciples: Liberation Pros: + a good story that in my case excited me to NewGame+ (Liberation mode) + your decisions have a good / bad effect on your companions / story + Avyanna and Ori are cool 🙂 + the game runs without problems and bugs (PC version) + game time is at least 45-50 hours + a huge number of accessories that you can hang on the main heroine + backline abilities + thank God for Conquer mode, with which it is possible to skip easier fights + creatures and the battlefield looks…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So - Disciples: Liberation (which is not Disciples at all). Without further ado - I don’t recommend this game. The most crucial reasons are: It is NOT a Disciples game. No single Disciples series’ feature. Necessity to choose your side from the very beginning? “Nope, din’t ‘ear”, “you can use any unit of any faction” approach instead. Mutually-exclusive branching progression? “Nope, din’t ‘ear”, the “build the respective building and enjoy” approach instead. Different types of lords and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As you might have read in many other reviews - this game isn't necessarily for the Disciples fans. At least if you expect fidelity of form and tone compared to the first and the second installment. The gameplay is a tactical RPG with army-building elements. One hero running around the map doing quests. Levelling is fun, combat is good (with the tendency of becoming too easy because of overlevelling and poor AI), graphics are pretty, and the game doesn't require a monster of a PC. The plot is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A solid strategy RPG if you don't mind slightly repetitive gameplay. You travel the overworld at your leisure exploring and picking up quests like you would in most RPGs, and the game shifts to HoMM-style tactical battles when you run into an enemy army. If you tried King's Bounty (and if you haven't, give it a look) but want something a little more serious, this would be right up your alley. The game's moved forward by a decent Choices Matter story about societies drifting away from their…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More hours to be put in this one, but after one full playthrough (no NG+ (Liberation Mode, as it's called here) I feel pretty confident saying that I was very, very pleasantly suprised by this entry. Obvious things first, the actual genre somehow holds up. Yes, it's a massive departure in very many ways, but having this RPG first, turn-based strategy second approach really allows to delve deep into the story, the world, the lore - and those parts are fantastic, even if in the end they…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if u are here cos of Disciples 2, then run away, this is not that clasic masterpiece. D3 was bad enough for "improvement", but this is even nothing like the gameplay. totaly diferent branch of things. its playble, no imediate bugs or problems with it, but overall, meh.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Elsewhere Episode 18- Morkoth Than Meets The Eye is out now on our Patreon. For the Disciples of Pendante the game is only just beginning. #dnd5e #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpg #dnd #selfpromoSatruday
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't purchase. Purchase Disciples 3 Ressurection. So disappointed this game took away everything good Disciples 3 had. Multiplayer got reduced to a squad vs squad game no more pick your faction and upgrade your city train heroes and squads to conquer the land and be the last standing. Wish I could tell my money back. Story is also same trash you disappointed me Kalypso a graphic "upgrade" and the combat system is trash. Visuals by itself doesn't make a good game. Hear me advice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good There is skill tree that offers upgrades to different ways of playing, some are % gains, some nice powers. All units have few unique abilities. They differ very slightly stats wise. Units have interesting support abilities, which ofers customization and adjusting your party to upcoming battle. There are even more of nice mechanics ans systems. Battles are ok for the first few hours. Bad Story is quite boring and generic, things happen out of the blue without reason and everyone seems…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nothing of the Disciples franchise exists in this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disciples: Liberation – A Serviceable RPG Wearing a Hollow Mask Disciples: Liberation is not a bad game. Mechanically, it is a sufficiently competent, accessible RPG with serviceable tactical combat and a reasonably broad campaign map. Taken in isolation, it delivers a passable blend of party management, resource gathering, and quest progression. I’ll probably even finish it. But in bearing the name Disciples, it inherits a mantle it does not, and perhaps cannot, carry. The earlier Disciples…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hobby streak day 83, took the boys out for a bit with this game of Grimdark Future Firefight. The Human Defense Forces managed to repel the incursion from the Plague Disciples in this sector.
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved this game. Everything about it was well done. Great graphics and 'effects' graphics. The musical score was well done and a great match for the genre. The sound effects were fantastic (I especially liked the popping noise that the bone golems made when they exploded. The story was complex and served to make the game not just be a string of endless combat situations. The large number of factions, creature types, decision consequences make for great replay possibilities and variety; as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was initially impressed by the production values in the sense of visuals, animations, and sound. However, within the first 5 minutes I saw glaring issues that don't make sense. For example, the protagonist is teleported to a magical city in the middle of a fight for no reason, and somehow is now the leader of that city but why is never explained. You are supposed to be poor mercenaries, yet have a tremendous amount of gold to recruit a starting army of various types such as mages, zombies,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jeffrey Montoya, the composer for video game developer Migami Games, is stitching together🪡 a live show debut for VGM CON 2026🙌! Jeff and his band The High Rank Disciples will be performing songs from Chronicles of the Wolf🐺, a metroidvania-style game released last year🎮 set in 18th century France🇫🇷
neutral · AI labelView post →It's not a bad game overall. Seems like a good RPG based game but it is just terrible to take a name of a great series and do something like this ... Totally not related game with just some minor story relations with great predecessors
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a fan of the series from before, my thoughts echo a number of the reviews here that suggest it is somewhere between a deviation and a betrayal of the original games. I won't pour fuel on that particular fire and instead concentrate on this title in as much of a vacuum as is possible given the long history of the franchise. Graphics - Very good for a TBS game if I'm being honest. Many entries into this genre tend to emphasize the gameplay aspects first and the graphics are often falling…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's get the good out of the way. I don't have an issue with the way the battles work. Disciples 3 already did this but it was way too complicated for it's own good. This one is easier to get through and understand while still having depth. I like it. I also enjoy that you don't miss that often like in the previous ones - in fact you debuff the enemy (or buff yourself) and make them miss all the time. It's very refreshing seeing the enemy miss and not yourself all the time. The effects in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The prologue nearly made me vomit. It's a disgrace to the original Disciples games. The writing is piss-poor, the characters are one-dimensional and dull, and the setting has nothing to do with Disciples except for the name. It's a big no from me!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The homunculus remembers. The gate is open. Disciples of Enki is a semi-cooperative board game of ambition, tragedy, and ritual containment — now fully revealed. Check it out for detailed breakdowns of gameplay, design philosophy, and the lore beneath it all. #boardgames #DisciplesOfEnki #GameDev
neutral · AI labelView post →𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕝... 𝕀'𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕞𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥, 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖'𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝟟𝟘 𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖. Welcome to Disciples: Liberation, a non-linear sequel to the very famous Disciples II but very unfamous Disciples III. The one thing that's very known about these Might & Magic clones are the consistent typos. You assume the role of Avyanna, who starts off…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY UNLESS HUGE SALE. This game needed more time in the oven. Bugs with dialog, bugs with mechanics, bad voice acting(i really mean it. think 7 actors out of college all trying to fill the 50+ parts) and lack luster fights. Had the game on the hardest setting after the first 2 hours and would just reload the game to see if any other choices I made made a difference(they did not, outside of 'do you want to kill a NPC/Companion' which was obvious). Please do not purchase this game for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First, this is a VERY qualified approval. There are some interesting aspects that kept my attention, but overall it wasn't the best game I've every played. It feels like Heroes of Might and Magic, or more accurately, a Heroes of Might and Magic imitation. It's not necessarily bad, but its not good either. I suppose you could label it purgatory. Lets look at some good things. Main Character: You've got three paths, warrior, magic, or a little of both. You start out warrior and are forced…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is another Disciples flop. There is no upgrading your units through combat into better units. You just hire the more elite units. There is no random maps, no taking or losing ground. You have the campaign, and multiplayer, which is a joke. The combat is incredibly basic, with little thought required until you start ramping the difficulty. It has the potential to be something better, but at this point just feels like a stale copy of many other better done turn based combat systems.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why on earth would you get rid of the dwarven faction?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →King´s bounty kind of game! I like it. 100% game beaten, quests, collectibles, upgrades. Nice game, buy it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gets trapped in an infinite dialogue loop at random. You get to the end of a dialogue session with a critical character in a must-progress quest, and then it starts all over again. No matter what you choose. No matter the fact that it's over. No matter what. It's like the energizer bunny - it keeps going and going and going and... This many years on and the bug persists? Would love my money back but I'm outside the policy. Otherwise a great tactical strategy game totally ruined by a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awful game compared to Disciples 1,2 or 3. The developers need to go back to basic instead of this crap.
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