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Kingdoms and Castles

2017
GenresIndie, Simulation, Top-Down Perspective, Strategy, Single Player
AvailableJul 20, 2017
PlatformPC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
DeveloperLion Shield, LLC
Overview

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.

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16 reviews found

90

GameGrin

PC

Sep 28, 2017

Kingdoms and Castles is an amazingly sweet experience. It currently has a lot of room to grow, but the base experience is already very satisfying -- with charming graphics and smooth gameplay, this is one of those games you can just lose yourself for hours after a hard day’s work. The best titles in the strategy genre have that amazing ability to let you accomplish something while providing you a relaxing experience, and in that regard, Kingdoms and Castles is up there with the best of them. Kingdoms and Castles (Reviewed on Windows) Excellent.


80

LEVEL (Czech Republic)

PC

Sep 29, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Gaming Nexus

PC

Jul 21, 2017

Kingdoms and Castles is entering into a competitive genre and may struggle to get noticed, but the ease of play and nice balance between simplicity and complexity makes it worth taking a look at. Just be sure to consider what you're going to do when the Vikings come calling. * The product in this article was sent to us by the developer/company. I've been fascinated with video games and computers for as long as I can remember.


80

TheXboxHub

Xbox Series X

Dec 19, 2023

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Movies Games and Tech

PlayStation 5

Mar 27, 2024

Summary and quote unavailable.


75

PlayGround.ru

PC

Aug 23, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


75

Hooked Gamers

PC

Jul 31, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


71

COGconnected

PC

Jul 20, 2017

Kingdoms and Castles is a charming, relaxing, and easy to play real-time kingdom builder. Using simple polygons and vibrant colors, the game is heartwarming and challenges you to meet the needs of the people while expanding your empire. With a minimal tech tree and clever mechanics such as environmental threats and weather, the only downsides are an incredibly small text size and no real end in sight.


70

Xbox Tavern

Xbox Series X

Mar 19, 2024

Overall, Kingdoms and Castles provides an engaging blend of city-building and strategic challenges, offering a rewarding experience for players willing to embark on the journey of building, defending, and expanding their realm. This game was reviewed based on Xbox S|X review code, using an Xbox S|X console.


70

CD-Action

PC

Oct 30, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.

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