Kingdoms and Castles is a Simulation, Strategy game from Lion Shield, LLC with a 94% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Lion Shield, LLC
- Release year
- 2017
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $9.99
- Review signal
- 94% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb Storage: 1 GB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: OS X 10.10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600 Storage: 1 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS: OS X 10.10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb Storage: 1 GB available space
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600 Storage: 1 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb Storage: 1 GB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Kingdoms and Castles is worth a closer look if you want base building, management, controller friendly, and rural cozy.
Best for players who want rural cozy, base building, management, and controller friendly.
base-building
Play styleBuilding a base, settlement, or colony is part of the loop.
management
Play styleThe game asks you to run, improve, or balance a system over time.
controller-friendly
FitController, gamepad, or Steam Deck play comes up as a plus.
rural-cozy
SettingThe setting has a quieter village, countryside, or small-town pull.
colony-sim
Play styleThe game is about keeping a group, base, or settlement working.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
low-end-pc-friendly
FitIt is often described as friendly to weaker machines.
Steam review snapshots
So I just filter them out of my islands – it's much easier to finetune the resource management when there's less moving…But to be honest I've enjoyed it so much over the past many years that I definitely feel like its earned it's…You start with almost nothing and slowly grow your small village into a huge kingdom.[h1]Fun RTS for the Steam Deck[/h1] But it has limited endgame potential.Why it fits
Good fit if you want base building, management, controller-friendly play, and a rural cozy feel. It blends simulation and strategy around building and running a settlement, with a small-village-to-kingdom arc and strong replay appeal.
Who might skip it
Skip if you want fast action or something outside base-building management.