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Kings Bounty
King's Bounty is a fantasy strategy RPG released in 1990 by New World Computing. Players control a knight exploring a fantasy world to complete quests and gather treasure. The gameplay alternates between exploration and turn-based tactical combat. When encountering enemies, battles take place on grid-based battlefields where players command various troops—warriors, archers, knights, and magical creatures—recruited from different towns. Unit positioning and movement are critical to victory. Between battles, players visit towns and castles to recruit troops, purchase equipment, upgrade their castle, and receive quests from NPCs. The game features multiple progressively challenging scenarios. Success requires strategic thinking in both army composition and tactical decision-making during combat.
- Released
- 1990
- Platform
- DOS
- Genre
- Action
- Players
- 1P
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5 (4.7K)
- Last updated
Kings Bounty Controls — DOS Keyboard Keys
Default keyboard bindings for Kings Bounty on our in-browser DOS emulator. Plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad to auto-detect mappings, or rebind any key from the emulator settings menu.
DOS games use the keyboard directly as the controller — there is no console-button mapping. Open the in-game documentation or check the game-specific options screen for the key layout used by this title.
Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.
Kings Bounty Longplay & Gameplay Videos
Watch a full playthrough of Kings Bounty on DOS before you dive in — recommended for getting a feel for the game's pacing, story beats, and difficulty curve.
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"Kings Bounty" DOS longplay 1990
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Kings Bounty released?
Kings Bounty was released in 1990 for the DOS.
How many players does Kings Bounty support?
Kings Bounty is a single-player Action game for the DOS.
What type of game is Kings Bounty?
Kings Bounty is a Action game for the DOS, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.
How can I play Kings Bounty for free?
Open this page and click "Play Now" — Kings Bounty runs free in your browser via WebAssembly emulation. No account, no payment, no installer.
Do I need to download anything to play Kings Bounty in the browser?
No. Kings Bounty streams from a public archive into a browser-side DOS emulator. Nothing is installed on your computer.
Can I save my progress in Kings Bounty?
Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original DOS cartridge supported.
Does Kings Bounty work on mobile devices?
Yes — the DOS emulator runs on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. Touch controls overlay the game; landscape mode is recommended.
Is it legal to play Kings Bounty this way?
RetroGameSpace is a transient caching reverse-proxy and does not host first-party copies of Kings Bounty. Game files are fetched on demand from publicly-accessible archives. You are responsible for compliance with your local laws and the bring-your-own-ROM principle.
