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King's Heir – Adventure Game Review
King's Heir is a Adventure/Puzzle game from Artifex Mundi S.A., first launched in 18th June 2018.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 175+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes King's Heir Stand Out
Two royal knights, Edmund and Randall Ulmer, are tricked into a conspiracy against the crown. Pursued by the royal guard and ruthless conspirators, the brothers embark on a dangerous journey that will uncover the kingdom's shameful secrets, restore the honor of the Ulmer family and change their fate forever.
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Many years ago, the prince of Griffinvale fell in love with a poor girl and – against his father's wishes – married her. The king, unable to reconcile himself with the hopeless union, sent his son on a crusade and, in his absence, drove his young wife out of the castle. The king had counted on the fact that the prince would eventually forget about her, but his plans were ruined when his heir died in battle, and the prince’s beloved wife gave birth to a child and died in confinement. After the death of his son, the king sank into mourning, and the future of the royal line was thrown into uncertainty. The royal court was overrun with ambitions and conspiracies, from which a group of people loyal to the fallen prince decided to hide his descendant. As the royal knight Edmund Ulmer, try to find the missing heir and help him regain his crown and retake the throne of Griffinvale!
• Visit 38 mysterious locations in Griffinvale!
• Solve 30 Minigames and Puzzles to find the crown!
• Meet 10 members of the royal court!
• Find 40 collectibles and earn 18 achievements!
• Continue playing the bonus adventure "Act of Deceit"!
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, King's Heir is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 27th October 2020
Recent improvements include:
Minor Bug Fixes!
Download & Availability
King's Heir is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We like the story line. Sometimes it slows a little. What we dont like is that the picture is so dark sometimes. Some other games have bright colors and pictures. Also, we would like to have a strategy guide if we get really stuck.
This game was a lot of fun. It has a great storyline to it! The puzzles were challenging which was great. Some of the timeline of the tools you find didnt quite make sense with the tasks required, but that was our only complaint. Really enjoyed it.
We were excited to play a new game from Artifex, this game was awful. Dont waste time or money on this one. And six dollars is a crime.
Rating: 3.5 stars bumped up to 4 stars we confess – this is the first Artifex Mundi game that Ive purchased since they hiked the prices up. But the demo reeled us in and we were hooked. Its a fairly straightforward game and the storyline is a bit obvious, but we thought it was still well-done and entertaining. You get standard HOS mixed with interactive ones (note that when you see barb on the list, its really a comb you are looking for!). There are morphing king coins in each scene to find. Transportable map and custom mode of play round out the options. We wasnt able to find a strategy guide but it wasnt really needed. Also note that if you want to get all of the dialogue, you need to be patient and not tap the screen to continue; just wait until the lines stop appearing. Im used to tapping the screen to get the next line of dialogue, but it appears automatically. Our one complaint is that the mini-game of tracing the lines between dots needed to defeat an opponent gets old fast, and we ended up skipping the last few. Upcoming Games: (# stars is average review on BigFishGames.com for the PC or Mac version, date is the day the game was released via Big Fish – usually for PC or Mac) Donna Brave: Paris Strangler (4.4 stars, Mad Head, Aug. 17) Witchs Tales (3.8 stars, Shaman, Oct. 17).
Story and graphics were good, but the game was not fluid. And it just sort of ended. You cant go back and find things you missed.
Once again our full review was deleted and we are not writing another one. We think it was deleted because we warned so many players about purchasing it. We were offended that we were charged such a hefty price tag for such a short game. We found this game dull and overly simplistic. It was more geared towards a child! The graphics all looked the same to us, there was very little variety in the HO scenes and the puzzles/games were either extremely easy or very repetitive (fighting characters over and over again! The developer gave us the basic bells and whistles but nothing further. Our true review is 2.5 stars.
This developer has created a decent production an interesting storyline, beautiful artwork, and entertaining gameplay. It's a breath of fresh air to play from a male's perspective, which is a seldom opportunity. It's relieving to us that we are not in pursuit of and stalked by a faceless, hooded supernatural entity, with red-piercing eyes and razor-sharp fangs. Instead, this intriguing plot takes us back to the medieval ages, to a kingdom whose royal glory is in jeopardy due to acts of betrayal, conspiracy, remorse, murder, and revenge. Along this journey, you will encounter almost-all-male characters whose appearances fit the time period: steel armored knights, carrying swords and wearing helmets. The environments appropriately represent the medieval times: ambushed villages, tarnished by the disturbing sights of the dead bodies of knights, killed in battle, as they lay strewn across the grounds; high-rise fortresses, surrounding the towns, with cobble-stone streets winding around, and rivers flowing through the gate-like moats; narrow underground tunnels, leading to prison cells hiding the skeletal remains of tortured victims and to torture chambers containing gruesome devices. The graphics are mostly well-textured and crisp, with keen attention to the many fine details. The special effects occasional haunting howls and falling rain add a suspenseful edge. The gameplay delivers an even balance between HOSs and puzzles. The varied HOSs are creative and sometimes story-driven. We like the map scene in which you use a magnifying glass to zoom up on different areas on the map to find items within each area. The assorted puzzles are thematically rendered; most are too simple for our taste a continuing trend from this developer. We're not a fan of repetitive puzzles, but we like the recycled one in this game. The collectibles will morph, so you need to glance around the scenes for several moments to discover them. We have not encountered any glitches; gameplay is smooth. Now come the drawbacks. The entire game is offensively short, even with the bonus chapter. We like taking our time while playing, avoiding skipping puzzles which is typically unnecessary in this publisher's games due to their simplicity and refraining from using hints. When we finished the game, we felt like we had just started it; therefore, the length of the game does not justify the hefty price of the game. Furthermore, we remember seeing a singular "worthy-to-be-counted" female character in the entire game the Queen. This is a male-dominated game, thus detracting from overall character diversity. For these two reasons, our true rating is 3.5 stars; however, we can't forgive the ridiculous price of the game for the unacceptable length of playtime, and hence the 3-star rating.
Normally we would give your games 5 stars but first we were disappointed that males were the heros, we prefer females. But the reason we gave it only 3 stars is because it cost a lot and was very short. Have noticed all your games are getting short. Used to really love cause they lasted for a while.
Don't waste your money! Way to short and easy! We usually love artifex games this is a dud.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.1.0
- Size: 1,185.33 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PL, RU, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Developer: Artifex Mundi S.A.
Last updated: 27th October 2020 | Genre: Adventure, Puzzle | Developer: Artifex Mundi S.A.