Secret World Legends

Secret World Legends

Funcom · July 31, 2017 · MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Lovecraftian, RPG, Horror

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About Secret World Legends

✦ AI summary

Join a secret war against supernatural forces in this story-driven action RPG that blends modern-day locations with ancient myths, where you'll solve investigation missions, wield weapons and superhuman abilities, and uncover a dark, mature narrative across 100+ hours of free content. What sets it apart is its innovative detective-style quests, globe-trotting exploration from London to Egypt to New England, and seamless solo or multiplayer gameplay that lets you experience the entire campaign your way.

Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day. Armed with both weapons and superhuman abilities, you will build your powers, solve deep mysteries, and destroy terrifying evils to uncover a dark and captivating storyline that traverses the globe. Can you reveal the truth?

Features

  • Fight in a Secret War against the Supernatural: Where will you stand in the secret war between good and evil as supernatural forces threaten the modern-day world? Use a wide range of weapons and superhuman abilities to destroy the sinister evils that are threatening humanity’s existence.
  • Unravel the Mysteries of the Legends: Dive into the innovative Investigation Missions, where your wits are as important as your skills. Solve mysteries while battling evil in unique missions and quests never before seen in a game of its kind.
  • Descend into a Dark, Mature Storyline: Secret World Legends brings storytelling to a new level by dropping you into the heart of a dramatic and chill-inducing narrative filled with unique missions, emotional punches, and mysterious Legends, brought to life by high-quality voice-acting throughout the adventure.
  • Explore the Secret World: Travel from London to Seoul to New York and beyond. Explore the dark forests of Transylvania, the scorched deserts of Egypt, and a small coastal town in New England filled with horror and mystery. Visit locations inspired by the real world now invaded by creatures of myth and legend.
  • Deep Character Customization: Choose from hundreds of different customization options for your character, from a deep arsenal of weapons, extensive gear and clothing, to a vast set of supernatural powers and augmentations.
  • 100+ Hours of Free Stories and Gameplay: Play for free--all of the game’s 100+ hours of missions and quests are completely free to play.
  • Play Solo or With Your Friends: The entire storyline is available to play through on your own, or team up in a seamless multiplayer experience where players from across the globe can adventure together.

Secret World Legends — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

The Secret World Legends maintains a devoted niche audience despite its age, with players praising its engaging investigation quests, flexible weapon system, rich Lovecraftian lore, and accessibility even on older hardware. However, players consistently note the game feels abandoned with no new content or updates coming, and many criticize dated mechanics and design choices that feel tedious by modern standards, though some view these quirks as a historical reminder of gaming's evolution.

Recommended Sep 3, 2026
Recommended with a BIG CAVEAT! It's a really cool MMO with mostly PVE & with a lot of solo content & the PVP is optional. It's pretty and it's FUN! If you're into Lovecraft at all you'll enjoy it. Also conspiracies! The cut scenes are entertaining. Crafting is readily accessible Now for the CAVEAT-- Funcom you jerks fix your payment system! Funcom SUCCESSFULLY charged my bank for the first month of a subscription. I'm happily playing for a month & then NOT due to Failed Payment :( WTF? (yes way more then enough $ in acct.) I've seen this happen to other players in Anarchy Online & Age of Conan and now the Great Murphy has blessed me too. I was 50/50 on giving SWL a thumbs up or down. The fact that it's "free" earns the "up".
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Not recommended Sep 3, 2026
Insert "They massacred my boy" meme here.
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Recommended Sep 8, 2026
Fun and great game play!!
Recommended Sep 5, 2026
I have been playing this game since beta. The story is great. I still play a lot and will until it is no more. I can't say enough good about it. Is it older? Yes. Are the mechanics a bit dated? Yes. But, the atmosphere, sound design and care they put into this game shine through if you let them. Give it a try.
Not recommended Sep 4, 2026
Had some trouble running this a few years back on my old pc, so I thought I'd give it a go around with a more modern, middle of the road, pc. It just told me that my graphics card was insufficient. Yeah... no.
Recommended Sep 1, 2026
i loved the story line with the action game play. i wish i could get all the character slots open to give all the classes a try

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