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Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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4.3/5

( 146 Reviews )

4.3

146 Reviews

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Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Description
Swords, sorcery, souls, and buckets of blood await you in Legacy of Kain: Defiance. Return to the corrupt world of Nosgoth, where the disfigured wraith Raziel pursues his creator, the vampire overlord Kain. Separated by their common enemies and time itself, the two anti-heroes must wage their own...
Genre:
Action - TPP - Platformer
Tags:
Action, Fantasy, Story Rich, Atmospheric, 2D, show 8 more... Classic, Dark, Platformer, Third Person, Hack and Slash, Amazon Luna, Good Old Game, Vampire
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4.3/5

( 146 Reviews )

4.3

146 Reviews

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Product details
2003, Crystal Dynamics, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB HDD...
Time to beat
12 hMain
14 h Main + Sides
17 h Completionist
13.5 h All Styles

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Description


Swords, sorcery, souls, and buckets of blood await you in Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Return to the corrupt world of Nosgoth, where the disfigured wraith Raziel pursues his creator, the vampire overlord Kain. Separated by their common enemies and time itself, the two anti-heroes must wage their own personal battles to discover what lies behind their destinies and defeat the vicious forces that seek to condemn their world to eternal damnation. While their foes plot and scheme, Kain and Raziel embark on a dark and twisted odyssey. In the end, only one of them may be left standing.

The final chapter in the epic Legacy of Kain series is a time-bending, dimension-crossing, action-adventure game featuring more fast-paced combat than ever before. Take control of two mighty and highly-evolved vampires, each with a vast arsenal of combat moves and elaborate combos to unlock during their journey. A world filled to the brim with gruesome monsters, conflict and intrigue lies before them.

Can you handle the combined power of this demonic duo?

LEGACY OF KAIN: DEFIANCE © 2003 Crystal Dynamics group of companies. All rights reserved. LEGACY OF KAIN: DEFIANCE, DEFIANCE, LEGACY OF KAIN, CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, and the CRYSTAL DYNAMICS logo are trademarks of the Crystal Dynamics group of companies.

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artworks avatars manual wallpapers manual (German)
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Recommended system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

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DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
12 hMain
14 h Main + Sides
17 h Completionist
13.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Action - TPP - Platformer
Tags:
Action, Fantasy, Story Rich, Atmospheric, 2D, show 8 more... Classic, Dark, Platformer, Third Person, Hack and Slash, Amazon Luna, Good Old Game, Vampire
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2003-12-17T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Crystal Dynamics / Crystal Dynamics
Size:
1.4 GB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Intense Violence, Blood and Gore)
Game features
Cloud saves
Controller support
Single-player
Languages
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Update (13 November 2024)
  • Set core affinity to 1 core, optimizing performance
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  • Validated stability
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
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Internal Update (12 July 2018)
  • Added French version of the game
Update (17 August 2017)
  • We have added the German version of Legacy of Kain: Defiance and the German manual for the game to everyone's accounts
  • We would also like to say "Vielen Dank!" to Gameinsider1986 who donated the German version of the game
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User reviews

Posted on: April 28, 2025

NetherRelm

Verified owner

Games: 149 Reviews: 1

No native controller support

Xbox one Elite controller does not work without secondary programs or patches, Guilikit KingKong pro 2 does not work without secondary programs or patches. I personally find this to be completely inexcusible. Keyboard shortcuts are contradictory to any post 2005 gaming defaults. I absolutely love the Kain series and being physically unable to play a game without having to trip over and through "hit it until it works" constantly editing control's or using dubious files from GitHub a poor standard for GOG to maintain.

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Posted on: July 10, 2025

fvalentin88

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Games: 28 Reviews: 7

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Amazing game. It needs proper controller support and updated to run properly on windows 11.

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Posted on: July 18, 2014

mcgalligog

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Games: 166 Reviews: 22

Finally, closure!

An immensely satisfying conclusion to an epic series of games. The first sections can seem like a bit of an unnecessary warm up if you've played the rest of the series and it's probably losing points for originality at this stage but I'm still giving it 5 stars regardless.

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Posted on: January 15, 2021

Atmarix

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Games: Reviews: 12

Game is golden

Love this game, Brings so many memories. Storyline is gold

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Posted on: December 17, 2024

namert13

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Games: 77 Reviews: 5

legacy of Kain: Defiance

just as fun when it was on the ps2

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