Disciples II: Gallean's Return

Disciples II: Gallean's Return is a compilation edition that includes the base game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, plus the two standalone expansions Disciples II: Guardians of the Light and Disciples II: Servants of the Dark.

Disciples II: Gallean's Return is a turn-based strategy, strategy and classic game developed and published by Strategy First.
Released on July 06th 2006 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,463 reviews of which 1,213 were positive and 250 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 1.17€ on Steam and has a 80% discount.

The Steam community has classified Disciples II: Gallean's Return into these genres:

Turn-Based Strategy Strategy Classic Dark Fantasy Atmospheric Fantasy Turn-Based Nostalgia RPG Tactical Gothic Great Soundtrack Multiplayer Isometric Singleplayer

Media & Screenshots

Get an in-depth look at Disciples II: Gallean's Return through various videos and screenshots.

screenshot_ss_36a9c88f9843942162c614fafea0b906846a132a.1920x1080.jpg

screenshot_ss_def89fabaffbe9ebc2b5ad8d7416f0656f107937.1920x1080.jpg

screenshot_ss_2a66a284ef0fd7bd04b361e818af5d4131297d9a.1920x1080.jpg

screenshot_ss_44280b094e6a0d34c939febd2dc0582f8a236f57.1920x1080.jpg

Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Minimum Configuration: Windows XP, Pentium II 233 Mhz, 32 Mb RAM, 1200 MB hard disk space, DirectX 7.1, 16-bit sound card, Video Card with 8 MB RAM
Recommended Configuration: Windows XP, Pentium II 300 Mhz, 64 MB RAM, 1400 MB hard disk space, DirectX 7.1, 16-bit sound card, Video Card with 16 MB RAM

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Sept. 2024

First of all, the game works perfectly on windows 11 once you apply some simple corrections that are easily found on the internet. About the game itself, it is clearly something that scratches your HOMM itch, with the following major twist : You do not stack units in your army, instead you rather recruit single units (in the limit of 3 to 5) that accompany your hero and level with him. At the beginning they are extremely weak but quickly ramp up as you bash creeps on the map. Whether it is recommandable on not is very situational. It has a lot of irritating cons : - The leveling system of units is frustrating, as all units start back at each new campaign, this makes each new map a bit tedious as your hero has to babysit them during the first encounters. - Another corollary is that the cities are extremely difficult to defend, since you can only use your poor lvl 0 units to defend them, and the computer LOVES to build medium strength party just to sneak behind your lines and steal everything he can. - Your main town on the other hand, can not be taken, as it is defended by an unit with somewhat unlimited power. Eventually, you just get bored with defending minor cities and just bulldoze through ennemy lines with your main hero. - Combat is extremely limited, your units stay in line and attack in turn based fashion. The only tactical option is who you choose to attack (with even stronger limitations as non distant attacks can only touch adjacent units). - The end of a map is tedious too : at some point your party becomes unbeatable, and you just have to kill everything, quite slowly since attacking anything consumes half of your move points. - But you DO have to kill everything for XP, or else your main hero (which carries you) will not have be up to the task for the main mission. - By the way, the turn of the computer is fairly long, even on modern computers, with a typical 20-30 sec. So there are a lot of negatives. Why recommend then ? Well, art and animations, are excellent, music is enjoyable, and most importantly the "one more turn" syndrome is unbelievably strong in this one. Maybe this is due to the globally frustrating feel of the game, but you always have something that you absolutely want to do on the next turn, so gamers that are used to old school games, with their various clunky features, might find happiness here.

Aug. 2024

Where remake? We get shit remakes for nearly any imaginable game, but this gem seems completely forgotten (except for the newest Disciples, which is a stinking pile of rubbish).

June 2024

If it's stuttering/lagging on Windows 11, enable Direct3D in config editor (main game folder). Probably best not to choose the largest resolution since it zooms everything out like crazy - I went with the middle one + stretch to fit. Works fine - probably put 300 hours into the disk version back in the day.

May 2024

WARNING Some players may encounter difficulties with running the game nowadays but it's not a big issue. Just refer to the discussions tab and you'll find any solution you need. Basically it's a 3 minutes problem at best. I strongly recommend you to use "Disciples I & II OpenGL Wrapper" because it solves the most technical problems. REVIEW This game is legendary and has a lot of potential even in 2024. I spent dozens of hours in D2 twenty years ago and despite the fact I really loved it I couldn't fully understand how great it was because of my age. Now, being an adult with no eager to get into action IMMEDIATELY I can just read and explore every detail of the game and discover new depths. And the depths are hard to escape from. The game has tons of content for hundreds of hours. There are four sagas of each race divided to two campaigns: The Dark Prophecy (7 missions) and The Guardians of the Lights (3 missions). The GOTL missions are harder thus requires already developed heroes with equipped items which are supposed to be imported from the DP campaign. The game offers you to export your characters in the end of the DP saga. By the way, if you completed the DP campaign as the Empire for example don't rush to start the GOTL campaign for the Empire. It's a little bit tricky story-wise. Don't get upset if you did it's not a mistake but following the plot can definitely improve your experience. I found a recommended order in the guides tab which I fully agree with so take it into account: [*]The Empire (The Dark Prophecy, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Legions of the Damned (The Dark Prophecy, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Undead Hordes (The Dark Prophecy, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Mountain Clans (The Dark Prophecy, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Legions of the Damned (The Guardians of the Lights, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Undead Hordes (The Guardians of the Lights, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Mountain Clans (The Guardians of the Lights, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Empire (The Guardians of the Lights, Disciples II: Gallean's Return) [*]The Elven Alliance (Disciples II: Rise of the Elves) In addition, it's worth to mention you should play both The DP and The GOTL campaigns in The Disciples II: Gallean's Return and use The Disciples II: Rise of the Elves only for the Elven campaign due to some bugs and incompatibilities. Aside from sagas the game has custom quests which impacts the lore with ability to extend your play hours to infinity. For those who had flown to the sun there are a lot of community made quests and even an editor for making quests. As I said it has four sagas with own storylines but they are interconnected. The lore has anchor events which races' stories are built around and you can experience the plot from every angle. Moreover, as you successfully carry forward through a campaign the other three stories has different outcomes because of your actions. Isn't it gorgeous? The arts and animations are spectacular. Music lives rent free in your head. The gameplay is absolutely unique. Spell system forces you to think strategically. Fight system has endless tactics potential. I encourage you to play on the highest difficulty to intensify your feelings because this review applies only to the highest difficulty. Despite several challenges it is still much easier than Disciples: Sacred Lands. 10/10 don't hesitate to touch the legendary game.

Dec. 2023

One of the best TBS games ever made... Amazing atmosphere, Great soundtrack, top notch art style and fantastic gameplay! I have spent countless hours playing this game, both on and off steam. Seriously just buy it...

Similar games

View all

Disciples II: Rise of the Elves

Similarity 86%

Price -80% 1.17€

Rating 8.3

Release 06 Jul 2006

View

Disciples III: Reincarnation

Similarity 83%

Price -60% 3.99€

Rating 7.0

Release 14 Feb 2014

View

Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition

Similarity 79%

Price -75% 3.74€

Rating 7.8

Release 28 Jan 2015

View

Age of Wonders III

Similarity 78%

Price -97% 1.00€

Rating 7.9

Release 31 Mar 2014

View

Heroes of Might & Magic V

Similarity 78%

Price -75% 2.49€

Rating 8.5

Release 13 May 2008

View

Etherlords II

Similarity 75%

Price 4.99€

Rating 7.9

Release 13 Feb 2014

View

King's Bounty: The Legend

Similarity 75%

Price -85% 1.04€

Rating 8.7

Release 01 May 2009

View

The Banner Saga 2

Similarity 74%

Price -80% 4.99€

Rating 8.6

Release 19 Apr 2016

View

Total War: WARHAMMER

Similarity 73%

Price -90% 5.99€

Rating 7.7

Release 24 May 2016

View

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Similarity 71%

Price -81% 6.53€

Rating 8.9

Release 04 Dec 2018

View

Warbanners

Similarity 71%

Price -85% 2.99€

Rating 6.8

Release 18 Oct 2017

View

Total War: WARHAMMER II

Similarity 71%

Price -85% 9.29€

Rating 9.1

Release 28 Sep 2017

View

More games like Disciples II: Gallean's Return

Data sources

The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.

Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.

Last Updates