Relaxing, cozy vibe
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Peak chill game. Relaxing music and great game to calm down and build a peaceful village into a decent kingdom.”
Steam review · 190.3 h played ↗
Kingdoms and Castles
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Lion Shield, LLC2017City Builder · Colony Sim · Management
The verdict
A cozy, simple low-poly kingdom builder with Viking and dragon raids that is easy to pick up and relaxing. Skip it if you want long-term depth, since many players see everything in 5-20 hours.
Great for
Newcomers to city builders and players who want a relaxing, low-stress kingdom sandbox to unwind with
Main risk
You may run out of things to do after a few hours because the content is thin and repetitive
What players love
Simple and easy to learn
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It’s really easy to get into if you’re new to the genre because it’s so straightforward and quite basic, but I mean that in a good way.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Charming low-poly art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I absolutely love the low poly style, the simplicity and the soundtrack.”
Steam review · 369 h played ↗
Viking and dragon raids add challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“with enough of a challenge with the vikings and dragons and you're not just sitting there doing nothing”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Replayable with adjustable difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Can replay with various maps and difficulties. You can set your own goals.”
Steam review · 908.9 h played ↗
Good value, runs on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“its Steam Deck Verified which means it works great on the go, too.”
Steam review · 34.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Runs out of content quickly
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“After just 2 hours of gameplay you've already done everything there is to do in this game.”
Steam review · 23.3 h played ↗
Shallow, simplistic gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game is incredibly shallow and feels unfinished, like it's a prototype or demo with a full game yet to come.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Weak, clunky combat and easy defense
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Combat is terrible. its a nice game until you go to war then i is amazingly bad.”
Steam review · 61 h played ↗
No tutorial and unclear UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game is in dire need of a tutorial.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Abandoned or too rarely updated
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the developer abandoned it shortly after release to focus on their upcoming game "Nova Roma"”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Lag and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Fun game but experiences bad lag issues that have no been fixed. Makes it painful to play when you get 3 frames per second.”
Steam review · 32.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support1 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb
Storage1 GB available space
OSMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600
Storage1 GB available space
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