Games Encyclopedia Top Games PC PS5 XSX PS4 PS3 Xbox One Xbox 360 Switch Android iOS Rankings Images Companies
Kingdoms and Castles (PC cover
Game Box forKingdoms and Castles (PC)

Kingdoms and Castles

An economic strategy game developed by Lion Shield, a team set up by former members of Maxis – the studio behind the SimCity series. In contrast to the aforementioned franchise, Kingdom and Castles is set in a fantasy world.

Strategy | fantasy | Economic | RTS | city builder

Kingdoms and Castles Release Date

20Jul2017

PC

01Dec2023

XONE XSX

21Mar2024

PS4 PS5

developer: Lion Shield publisher: Lion Shield Official website

Games similar to Kingdoms and Castles

Stronghold: Crusader

Stronghold: Crusader II

Banished

Published on PC, Kingdom and Castles is a real-time strategy focusing on aspects of economy and defence. The title is developed by Lion Shield – a studio set up by former employees of Maxis.

Plot

The action is embedded in a classic fantasy world. You assume the role of a manager of a small village. Your job is to transform it into a prosperous metropolis and, by the way, to build a castle able to defend against enemies.

The plot is not really that important – it only propels the action. Then, the game mostly comes down to pure gameplay.

Mechanics

Mechanics in Kingdom and Castles for PC are based on the well-proven formula employed before by a number of economy strategy games. During gameplay, you need to gather resources, like wood and stone, in order to erect buildings. Also, you have to skilfully manage farms so as to feed all your peasants. This is all the more difficult due to the system of season cycles – if you do not gather enough supplies for winter, you might suffer famine. Different plagues also pose a real problem.

Finding a balance between the satisfaction of the inhabitants and the tax rates is also vital. Your peasants will be even more happy if you build churches and organise different festivals.

Your lands are regularly attacked by Vikings who do so in order to steal your treasures and kidnap peasants. From time to time, the kingdom is attacked by dragons. If you want to have any chance of survival, you need to build castles with defensive walls and diverse watchtowers. The system responsible for that gives you loads of freedom and a huge number of configurations. For example, the height of each structure – which influences e.g. the attack range of its garrison – is completely up to you.

Last updated on 16 December 2016

Game mode: single player  

User score: 8.1 / 10 based on 69 votes.

Pre-release expectations: 9.5 / 10 based on 21 votes.

Age restrictions Kingdoms and Castles: Good for all ages.

Kingdoms and Castles System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Minimum:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 2.5 GHz
  • 4 GB RAM
  • graphic card 256 MB GeForce GTX 260/Radeon HD 5670 or better
  • 1 GB HDD
  • Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 64-bit
  • Recommended:
  • Intel Core i5-3470 2.7 GHz/AMD FX-6300 3.2 GHz
  • 4 GB RAM
  • graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870 or better
  • 1 GB HDD
  • Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 64-bit
See/Add Comments