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Kingdoms and Castles

$14.99
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Developer:
Lion Shield, LLC
Publisher:
Lion Shield, LLC
Platforms:
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About the Game

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation 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.


Strategically layout your town to improve your peasants' happiness and to attract new residents. Tax them just enough to fund your castle. Make sure your peasants are fed in the winter and healed of plagues. Build churches to keep them from despair and taverns to keep them happy. You can even throw festivals if you've built a town square! Send out wood cutters to collect wood, set up stone quarries to build your castles, and farm the land efficiently so your town can grow and thrive.





The new land you're settling is at risk of viking invasion. These raiders seek to kidnap and kill your peasants, steal your resources, and burn your town to the ground. Use a powerful castle building system where castles are constructed using blocks which can be placed anywhere. Towers and walls are dynamically created based on how you stack and arrange them. Archer towers and other weapon emplacements have longer range the higher their tower. Try different layouts to best protect your kingdom and express your glory as a king or queen.





And it all takes place in a beautiful dynamic world with a stylized procedural cloud system and season cycle from summer to winter. A realistic tree growth algorithm simulates the forests. Depending on your needs, wood cutters can clear cut or responsibly manage your forests.






Kingdoms and Castles is the first Fig funded game to be released. Its crowd funding campaign succeeded with 725% of its goal and was supported by 1,400 backers. Supporters of the game could both pledge and invest during the Fig campaign.

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User Reviews

Very Positive
100 user reviews
94%
Positive
39 hrs at review
Recommended

Love the game, one thing I would want to see in the future is an increase in map sizes, like a map big enough to allow your kingdom and like 4+ other kingdoms to thrive in. At the moment the maps are only big enough for you and two other kingdoms and it always plays out that one kingdom is friendly towards you the other is trying to force you into paying them gold and then declares war when you refuse enough times. Its fun, but it does get a little repetitive and boring. Like I said bigger maps, could help make the game better

18 helpful
19 hrs at review
Recommended

One of those games where you sit down to play ‘for a bit’ and suddenly it’s four hours later. This game is the perfect mix of relaxing and strategic. You’re building your dream kingdom, then suddenly, a dragon shows up and you’re frantically trying to save it. The balance of peaceful building and the occasional chaos keeps it super engaging. I enjoy watching my village grow as it forms alliances and faces challenges with other kingdoms, adding a dynamic layer to the gameplay. 10/10 would lose track of time and rebuild my village again.

8 helpful
22 hrs at review
Recommended

One of the Simplest yet complex City/Kingdom Civ builders I've ever touched and ITS A BLAST FROM THE START.

3 helpful
2 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Maybe 20 years ago. Now the graphics and game play just seem outdated and clunky. There are much better city builders out there, imho.

2 helpful 4 funny
43 min at review
Not Recommended

Shallow, I regret this purchase.

2 helpful 2 funny
5 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Incredibly basic

1 helpful 1 funny
35 hrs at review
Recommended

Amazing experience building and maintaining my kingdom. Although the game could benefit from some more content updates, map expansions and more depth in gameplay as the AI Kingdoms seem to follow a set pattern of ally or enemy. In addition the endgame feels bland and lacks further progression. Overall nice game and art style, but would appreciate if the updates were a little more frequent.

1 helpful
5 hrs at review
Recommended

i gooned to the dragons flying above my kingdom 10/10 would reccomend

1 helpful
6 hrs at review
Recommended

great game easily to learn i like the rts city builder style would recommend 10 out 10

24 hrs at review
Recommended

it's a really good game to chill

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System Requirements

Minimum

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

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

FAQ

How much does Kingdoms and Castles cost?

Kingdoms and Castles costs $14.99.

What are the system requirements for Kingdoms and Castles?

Minimum: 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: 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

What platforms is Kingdoms and Castles available on?

Kingdoms and Castles is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.

Is Kingdoms and Castles worth buying?

Kingdoms and Castles has 94% positive reviews from 100 players.

When was Kingdoms and Castles released?

Kingdoms and Castles was released on Jul 20, 2017.

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