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Kingdoms and Castles

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One • 2017

Should you play it?

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.

What works

  • Addictive and relaxing gameplay
  • Intuitive city building and management
  • Charming low-poly art style
  • Good balance of strategy and creativity
  • Active developer support and modding

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited late-game content and variety
  • Lack of multiplayer or co-op modes
  • Some repetitive elements after extended play
  • Ai and combat mechanics could be improved
  • Performance issues with large populations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Pioneers of Pagonia

  • Rise to Ruins

  • Becastled

  • Going Medieval

  • Goblins of Elderstone

  • From Glory To Goo

More story-driven

Games that feels like Kingdoms and Castles but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Sintopia

  • Zeus + Poseidon

  • Pharaoh™: A New Era

  • Darfall

  • Airborne Empire

  • Pharaoh + Cleopatra

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Kingdoms and Castles but with less imaginative fiction

  • Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

  • Rise of Industry

  • OpenTTD

  • Settlements Rising

  • Nebuchadnezzar

  • Thriving City: Song

Less social

Games that feels like Kingdoms and Castles but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder

  • Timberborn

  • Nova Roma

  • Settlement Survival

  • Caesar™ 3

  • Kingdom's Deck

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Kingdoms and Castles: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Fellowship, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026