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Rising Kingdoms

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Rising Kingdoms is a fantasy-themed RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2005

What works

  • Unique faction mechanics and hero customization
  • Engaging and challenging campaigns
  • Nostalgic fantasy atmosphere and music
  • Map editor and modding support
  • Low price and good value

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical bugs and crashes, especially in campaigns
  • Lack of official multiplayer support
  • Outdated graphics and low resolution
  • Limited story depth and presentation
  • Some ui and control frustrations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Earth 2160

  • Earth 2150 Trilogy

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  • Kohan II: Kings of War

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Hidden Gems

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  • Sudden Strike 2 Gold

  • Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Fantasy

    SpellForce - Platinum Edition
  • Autonomy

    Earth 2160
  • Creativity

    American Conquest: Fight Back

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

  • Grand Ages: Rome

  • Tropico 4

  • Tropico 3

  • Tropico 5

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Rising Kingdoms: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status, Fellowship.

Last update: 25/07/2026