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Knights and Merchants

Medieval real-time strategy focused on village economies and battles

Topware Interactive · Released Oct 14, 2013

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 2,898
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
26
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Dec 17, 2018
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Knights and Merchants?

A medieval real-time strategy and settlement-building game with two mission-based campaigns, skirmishes, and multiplayer battles. You build an economy, arm troops, and fight to reclaim provinces for a king whose realm has splintered.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning settlements and managing production chains
  • +you like challenging, mission-based real-time strategy

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast battles without building an economy first
  • −you want simple resource management rather than production chains

What players say

87% of 2,898 reviews are positive

Players praise the settlement building, detailed economy, and battles. Some report crashes, freezing, and buggy troops; others say the HD version lacks skirmish or add-on content.

Players over time

▼ -21% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 54 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Knights and Merchants screenshot 1

Knights and Merchants system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor
Intel or AMD Singlecore CPU
Graphics
3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0c support
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Keyboard, Mouse

Recommended

OS
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor
Intel or AMD Singlecore CPU
Graphics
3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0c support
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Keyboard, Mouse

Does Knights and Merchants have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Knights and Merchants run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Czech. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Russian.

Does Knights and Merchants use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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