Kingdoms of AmalurPCPlayStation 3Xbox 360action-RPG
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Developer: Big Huge Games / 38 Studios · Published by Electronic Arts · 2012
A huge, gorgeous fantasy world with fast, satisfying combat.
About This Game
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a 2012 open-world action-RPG developed by Big Huge Games and 38 Studios and published by EA. You play a hero resurrected at the Well of Souls, freed from a fixed fate, in a vast, colourful fantasy world with fast, combo-driven combat. It released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
POCG Review
4.5
Excellent
Review Verdict
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
A huge, beautiful action-RPG with a gripping main story and fast, satisfying combat. Flat side characters and a wayward camera are the only real gripes.
In the News
Jun 72012
38 Studios Files for Bankruptcy
38 Studios, the company behind Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, owing creditors roughly $150 million.
IndustryMay 242012
Game Over for 38 Studios and Big Huge Games
Curt Schilling's 38 Studios has laid off its entire staff and shut down sister studio Big Huge Games, ending Rhode Island's $75 million gamble.
IndustryMay 192012
38 Studios Saved: Project Copernicus to Release June 2013
38 Studios has paid its overdue debt to Rhode Island, and its MMO Project Copernicus is now targeting a June 2013 release, complete with a first trailer.
IndustryHow to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
An Xbox 360, PS3 or Windows PC with the disc.
Modern Re-release
Remastered as 'Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning' (2020) for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch, with the Fatesworn expansion.