Eidos Interactive

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1999

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • PlayStation*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · PlayStation*
    Classification
    M - Mature*
  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Legacy of Kain

Localized titles

  • Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Community tags · historical

  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    101*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    96*
  • Vampire*
    Votes · historical
    90*
  • Classic*
    Votes · historical
    81*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    80*
  • Gothic*
    Votes · historical
    56*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    56*
  • Dark Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    55*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    45*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    45*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    40*
  • Action-Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    39*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    33*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    28*
  • Metroidvania*
    Votes · historical
    24*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    23*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    22*
  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    18*
  • Hack and Slash*
    Votes · historical
    13*
  • 1990's*
    Votes · historical
    11*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7*
    Processor alternatives
    1.8 GHz Processor*
    Memory
    512 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 DirectX®: 7.0*
    Storage
    2 GB HD space*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    35*
    Community confidence
    good*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Crystal Dynamics

Publishers

  • Eidos Interactive
  • Crystal Dynamics*

Release history

  • 1999-08-16
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Europe*
    Release date
    1999-08-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Italy*
    Release date
    1999-08-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    Italy*
  • 1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Germany*
    Release date
    1999-08-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    Germany*
  • 1999-08-16 · PlayStation · France*
    Release date
    1999-08-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    France*
  • 1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Spain*
    Release date
    1999-08-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    Spain*
  • 1999-08-16 · PlayStation · USA*
    Release date
    1999-08-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1999-06-24 · PlayStation*
    Release date
    1999-06-24*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
  • 1999-09-08 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    1999-09-08*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Sep 8, 1999*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 33 fields
Release region · PlayStation
Germany*
Release region · PlayStation
USA*
Release region · PlayStation
Spain*
Release region · PlayStation
France*
Release region · PlayStation
Italy*
Release region · PlayStation
Europe*
Release date · PlayStation · Italy
1999-08-16*
Release date · PlayStation · Germany
1999-08-16*
Release date · PlayStation · Spain
1999-08-16*
Release date · PlayStation · France
1999-08-16*
Release date · PlayStation · USA
1999-08-16*
Release date · PlayStation · Europe
1999-08-16*
Developers · PlayStation · Germany
Crystal Dynamics*
Developers · PlayStation · Italy
Crystal Dynamics*
Developers · PlayStation · France
Crystal Dynamics*
Developers · PlayStation · Europe
Crystal Dynamics*
Developers · PlayStation · Spain
Crystal Dynamics*
Developers · PlayStation · USA
Crystal Dynamics*
Genres and style · PlayStation
Action Adventure,Horror*
Product code · PlayStation · Italy
SLES-02027*
Product code · PlayStation · France
SLES-02024*
Product code · PlayStation · USA
SLUS-00708*
Product code · PlayStation · Spain
SLES-02026*
Product code · PlayStation · Europe
SLES-01301*
Product code · PlayStation · Germany
SLES-02025*
Platform
PlayStation*
Release date · PlayStation · Europe
1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Europe
Release date
1999-08-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Market
Europe*
Release date · PlayStation · Italy
1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Italy
Release date
1999-08-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Market
Italy*
Release date · PlayStation · Germany
1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Germany
Release date
1999-08-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Market
Germany*
Release date · PlayStation · France
1999-08-16 · PlayStation · France
Release date
1999-08-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Market
France*
Release date · PlayStation · Spain
1999-08-16 · PlayStation · Spain
Release date
1999-08-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Market
Spain*
Release date · PlayStation · USA
1999-08-16 · PlayStation · USA
Release date
1999-08-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Market
USA*
Platform
PlayStation
PlayStation*
Specifications 2 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
1.8 GHz Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver*
Release year
1,999*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Specifications 3 · 14 fields
Developers · PlayStation
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics*
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics*
ESRB classification · PlayStation
ESRB · PlayStation
Classification
M - Mature*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · PlayStation
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation
PlayStation
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
PlayStation
PlayStation*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics*
Publishers · PlayStation
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive*
Release date · PlayStation
1999-06-24 · PlayStation
Release date
1999-06-24*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
1999-09-08 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
1999-09-08*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
237* min
Ccu
1*
Developer
Crystal Dynamics*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • English*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
23* min
Name
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver*
Negative reviews · historical
505*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
1,400*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
Crystal Dynamics*
Community tags · historical
  • Adventure*
  • Action*
  • Vampire*
  • Classic*
  • Story Rich*
  • Gothic*
  • Third Person*
  • Dark Fantasy*
  • Puzzle*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Action-Adventure*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Fantasy*
  • Metroidvania*
  • Dark*
  • Retro*
  • Horror*
  • Hack and Slash*
  • 1990's*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
Community tags · historical
Adventure
Adventure*
Action
Action*
Vampire
Vampire*
Classic
Classic*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Gothic
Gothic*
Third Person
Third Person*
Dark Fantasy
Dark Fantasy*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Action-Adventure
Action-Adventure*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Metroidvania
Metroidvania*
Dark
Dark*
Retro
Retro*
Horror
Horror*
Hack and Slash
Hack and Slash*
1990's
1990's*
Tags votes
Adventure
Votes · historical
101*
Action
Votes · historical
96*
Vampire
Votes · historical
90*
Classic
Votes · historical
81*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
80*
Gothic
Votes · historical
56*
Third Person
Votes · historical
56*
Dark Fantasy
Votes · historical
55*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
45*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
45*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
40*
Action-Adventure
Votes · historical
39*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
33*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
28*
Metroidvania
Votes · historical
24*
Dark
Votes · historical
23*
Retro
Votes · historical
22*
Horror
Votes · historical
18*
Hack and Slash
Votes · historical
13*
1990's
Votes · historical
11*
Specifications 5 · 22 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Crystal Dynamics*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Name
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *:Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Processor:1.8 GHz Processor Memory:512 MB RAM Graphics:3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 DirectX®:7.0 Hard Drive:2 GB HD space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Publishers
  • Crystal Dynamics*
Recommendations total
1,574*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Sep 8, 1999*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7*
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz Processor*
Memory
512 MB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 DirectX®: 7.0*
Storage
2 GB HD space*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 8, 1999*
Interface languages
*
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Action|Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
2,145*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
good*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
35*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
1,999*
Title
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
35*
Community confidence
good*

* Provisional data