Sacred Gold

2004 Studio II Action, RPG

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxGold

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 744

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 831

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today3/5

Design today2.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

85%

4,210 reviews1

Get it on Steam Watch the trailer

Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Sacred Gold run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxGold

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Gold, runs perfectly after tweaks.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

Played Sacred Gold lately?

One click, no account, so the next player knows. How we check where it runs

How to get Sacred Gold running today

If the game freezes at the loading screen while loading fonts, run Config.exe in the game folder and force 32-bit color depth, as described on PCGamingWiki.
For widescreen resolutions and a correctly scaled interface, install one of the community resolution patches (PureHD or Sacred NL) listed under High-resolution rendering on PCGamingWiki.
To restore 3D audio effects, copy dsound.dll and dsound.ini from IndirectSound into the game folder.
The Windows key minimizes and freezes the game; an AutoHotkey script that blocks the key avoids this, per PCGamingWiki.

Synopsis

An isometric action role-playing game set in the large open fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, where you pick one of several heroes and fight hordes of monsters in real time. Sacred Gold bundles the original game with the Sacred Plus additions and the Underworld expansion, which adds two heroes and a separate campaign. You follow a main quest, take on side quests in every town, collect loot and ride horses across a seamless world.

Developer: Studio II
Released: 2004
Genre: Action, RPG
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics in 2004 liked the huge seamless world, the loot and the distinct heroes, giving it a PC Metascore of 74 from 37 reviews, but faulted its bugs, patchy pathfinding and repetitive play. Players today rate Sacred Gold Very Positive on Steam, with 85 percent of about 4,200 reviews positive, and many top reviews share the Config.exe settings needed to get it running on modern Windows; a 2019 playthrough blog and recent players find the side quests and fights repetitive.

Trailer from Steam

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

3/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The official TinCat online multiplayer service has shut down; online play now needs a community lobby server, and the Steam version does not provide multiplayer keys (PCGamingWiki).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen is not supported natively and needs a community patch; ultrawide is not supported (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
There is no controller support and keys cannot be remapped (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
The known freezes at loading, flickering load screens and Windows key freezes all have documented fixes (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

2.5/5

Controls feel awkward on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Keys cannot be remapped, there is no controller support and no mouse sensitivity setting, and click-to-move pathfinding often leaves the hero stuck, especially on horseback. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, worthplaying.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game runs at 1024×768 by default and offers no native widescreen resolutions; widescreen and an interface that scales correctly need community patches. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
The game can be saved freely and reloaded at the saved spot, and death costs little beyond a long trip back from a fixed respawn point, which a nearby save avoids. Source: steamcommunity.com, randombattlesblog.wordpress.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
Quest givers in each town hand out plain kill, escort and fetch tasks, and the main quest leads the hero from region to region, so progress does not depend on a guide. Source: randombattlesblog.wordpress.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Side quests repeat the same kill, fetch and escort patterns, areas refill with respawning enemies, and dying sends the hero to a respawn point that can be far across the map. Source: randombattlesblog.wordpress.com, steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
In crowded fights it is hard to pick out a single enemy from the fixed isometric view without zooming in, which a launch review found awkward mid battle; a later patch let the view zoom out much farther. Source: worthplaying.com, steamcommunity.com.