Kingdoms and Castles
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
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About This Game
Kingdoms and Castles is a indie/simulation game designed for single-player, developed by Lion Shield, LLC and released in 2017. With an estimated 1.7 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 30.8k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 93.5/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 8.71 hours, with side content bringing that to 14.87 hours, and a completionist run can reach 16.39 hours. Players commonly describe it as City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy, Medieval and Building.
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User Reviews
93.5
Overall Score / 100
9.3/10
Steam (30753 rev)
Playtime Estimates
8.71h
🎯 Main Story
14.87h
⭐ Main + Sides
16.39h
💯 Completionist
Based on 2 player submissions
DLCs (2)
Kingdoms and Castles OST
$9.99
Kingdoms and Castles - Parks & Statues
$1.99
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Game Information
Release Date
July 20, 2017
Developer
Lion Shield, LLC
Publisher
Lion Shield, LLC
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$14.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.7M
(1.3M - 2M) VRI ScoreLearning
82.4
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Indie
Simulation
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Includes level editor
Remote Play on Tablet
Family Sharing
Tags
City Builder
Colony Sim
Strategy
Medieval
Building
Simulation
Sandbox
Resource Management
Base Building
Singleplayer
Survival
Management
RTS
Economy
Action
Colorful
Relaxing
Open World
Great Soundtrack
Crafting
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
German
French
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
Portuguese - Brazil
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Ukrainian
Swedish
Turkish
Spanish - Latin America
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Minimum:
- OS: OS X 10.10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: OS X 10.10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb
- Storage: 1 GB available space