Simulator

Kingdoms and Castles

Single Player

Critic · IGDB

3.5

Users · IGDB

2017

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📅 Release Info

Release DateJuly 20, 2017

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SimulatorStrategyIndie

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About this game

Inspired by the SimCity series, Banished, and Stronghold, Kingdoms and Castles is a game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle.

Your kingdom must survive a living and dangerous world. Do the viking raiders make off with your villagers? Or are they stopped, full of arrows, at the castle gates? Does a dragon torch your granary, your people dying of starvation in the winter, or are you able to turn the beast back? The success of your kingdom depends solely on your skill as a city and castle planner.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Accessible city building for players new to the genre.
Settlements expand from small villages into larger kingdoms.
Colorful low-poly visuals with clear, readable presentation.
Calm pace and forgiving management reduce pressure.
Villagers and buildings visibly react to management decisions.

Cons

Economic, production, and kingdom systems remain relatively shallow.
Late-game expansion offers less novelty after options are seen.
Raids and defenses use simpler systems than settlement building.
Limited variety after mastering the basic growth pattern.

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