Beautiful pixel art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the pixel graphics do not need to be this damn nice! they were a definite highlight, very easy on the eyes.”
Steam review · 50.3 h played ↗
Kingdom: New Lands
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Noio2016Tower Defense · Base Building · Survival
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $1.49
The verdict
A beautiful, atmospheric minimalist kingdom-builder with an addictive loop, but slow, obtuse and hampered by dumb NPC AI. Skip it if you'd rather play the superior Two Crowns.
Great for
Patient players who enjoy figuring out systems by trial and error in a cozy pixel-art strategy game
Main risk
Dumb NPC AI, no explanations and slow pacing cause frustrating lost runs; Two Crowns does it better
What changed in the last 30 days
21 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite stupid builder/archer AI, persistent bugs with no new content, and Two Crowns being better. Evidence is thin, so low confidence.
21 recent reviews
What players love
Addictive, relaxing core loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I played 32 hours in ONLY TWO DAYS. Never in my life a game got me so addicted.”
Steam review · 31.9 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Amazing and underrated soundtrack”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
Improved on Classic: islands, mounts, content
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Kingdom: New Lands is the better version between the two and feels like the actual game”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Easy to learn, hard to master
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“You're meant to lose, learn, and try again.”
Steam review · 67 h played ↗
Runs on anything
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“will run on literally any pc”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Punishing mistakes, RNG maps and soft-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It constantly locks you into situations where you don't have any options to get money or citizens.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Brain-dead NPC AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Every NPC lacks of the very safety sense and get themselves killed as if they volunteer.”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
Slow pacing, stamina and endless running
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this game is painfully slow. Everything works to take your time away from you, from the stamina loosing horse to the slow moving pace of your villagers.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“over time the gameplay loop becomes extremely repetitive.”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
Obtuse, unexplained mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the game is absolutely unforgiving and gives you no feedback when you make a mistake. It's really unplayble without guides.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Worse than Kingdom Two Crowns
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“When buying this game you are basically paying for a buggy alpha version of Kingdom: Two Crowns.”
Steam review · 40.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
ProcessorDual Core
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows XP
ProcessorDual Core
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage1 GB available space
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