Lords of the Realm
Medieval strategy combining turn-based management with real-time battles
Impressions Games · Published by Rebellion · Released Dec 3, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 125
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Lords of the Realm?
Set in England in 1268, this single-player strategy game puts you in charge of one county as rival nobles compete for an empty throne. You manage crops, taxes, and trade, negotiate alliances, build fortifications, and send armies into neighboring lands to expand your rule.
For you if...
- +you prefer methodical expansion to nonstop battlefield action
- +you enjoy revisiting older strategy games
Not for you if...
- −you want online or local network multiplayer
What players say
82% of 125 reviews are positive
Players praise the economic management and the ability to design castles. The main complaints concern the dated interface, with newcomers describing difficulty understanding the controls and learning how the systems work.
Screenshots and trailer
Lords of the Realm system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Lords of the Realm?
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- OS
- Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- NVidia/ATI 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 with Hardware T&L support (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
Does Lords of the Realm have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Lords of the Realm run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Lords of the Realm 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