description Kingdoms and Castles Overview
Kingdoms and Castles is a 2017 medieval city-building game developed by Lion Shield. The game tasks players with growing a small hamlet into a sprawling city while managing resources, food, and the happiness of its citizens. It is distinguished by its minimalist polygonal art style and its emphasis on survival mechanics, requiring players to construct defenses against periodic Viking invasions and dragon attacks. It appeals to fans of accessible, fast-paced simulation games.
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Kingdoms and Castles ranks #15 of 100 in the Management Game ranking, behind Pioneers of Pagonia, ahead of Autonauts.
help Kingdoms and Castles FAQ
How do dragons and Vikings attack in Kingdoms and Castles?
Viking raiders arrive by sea and target buildings or inhabitants, while dragons fly over defenses and set structures on fire. Walls, archer towers, ballista towers, and a trained military help a city survive these threats.
Can you turn off combat in Kingdoms and Castles?
The game offers difficulty choices that can reduce or remove hostile pressure for a more relaxed building experience. This lets players focus on roads, food, housing, industry, and citizen happiness instead of repeated raids.
How does Kingdoms and Castles compare with Banished?
Both begin with a small settlement and require food, labor, and resource management. Kingdoms and Castles uses a brighter low-poly style and adds dragons, Vikings, walls, and military defense to the city-building loop.
Who developed Kingdoms and Castles and when was it released?
Lion Shield developed and published Kingdoms and Castles for computers in 2017. The studio was founded by developers whose previous credits included work on games such as SimCity and Spore.
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