Nostalgic childhood classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I've used to play it as a kid. And I rediscovered it nowadays and have maybe even more fun with it then before.”
Steam review · 116 h played ↗
Knights and Merchants
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Topware Interactive2013Colony Sim · City Builder · Strategy
−50%$9.99$4.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A slow, deep medieval economy-and-war strategy classic with serfs, supply chains and hungry armies. Skip it if you lack nostalgia, hate clunky troop control, or want a stable Steam build.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and patient players who love slow production chains and Settlers-style city building
Main risk
Crashy, buggy Steam build with clunky troop control and slow pacing that has aged badly
What players love
Deep production chains and economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you really see your decisions play out in a simulated micro-economy. The game teaches you how to plan and manage resources efficiently.”
Steam review · 40.9 h played ↗
Slow, relaxing, meditative pace
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The game pacing is slow, but deliberate. Not for everyone, but perfect for me.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Charming graphics, sound and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“The music and voice acting here are simply magical.”
Steam review · translated · 30.5 h played ↗
Feeding your army adds unique mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“hunger mechanic makes this game unique. feed your army!”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Challenging and rewarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Its hard but really rewarding.”
Steam review · 123 h played ↗
What players complain about
Steam version is poor; Remake is better
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This version is not working properly. You have to go and download 3rd party software to fix the game.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Dated, slow, tedious gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“this game is horribly slow.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the game crashes HARD every 5 to 10 minutes, requiring a complete system reboot”
Steam review · 74.1 h played ↗
Troops are unresponsive with poor AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“they run into the enemy and do nothing!”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Low resolution and missing options
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Even if you select the "HD" option it only uses half a normal 1080p size screen.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗
Weak tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Tutorial doesn't work, you start the mission with no clue what dto do”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
ProcessorIntel or AMD Singlecore CPU
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0c support
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
ProcessorIntel or AMD Singlecore CPU
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0c support
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
ProcessorIntel or AMD Singlecore CPU
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0c support
Storage500 MB available space
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