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Knights of Honor

Medieval grand strategy with knight management and real-time battles

Black Sea Studios Ltd · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Feb 4, 2009

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 2,335
Recent reviews
Mostly Negative
38% of 13 in 30 days
Players
14
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
16 MB with 1024x768 resol…
0.3 GB RAM · 1.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is Knights of Honor?

In this medieval real-time strategy game, you rule a kingdom and seek to expand its power. You develop estates and castles, assign knights to military, administrative, or diplomatic roles, negotiate trade and alliances, and command troops in battles and sieges.

For you if...

  • +you prefer accessible grand strategy over dense systems
  • +you like directing knights in war and diplomacy

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based decisions over real-time strategy
  • −you want combat without economic or diplomatic management

What players say

91% of 2,335 reviews are positive · 38% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the approachable mix of kingdom management, diplomacy, and real-time warfare. Some find the strategy less deep than they expected, while recent negative reviewers report trouble loading or playing the game.

Players over time

▼ -3% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 32 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Knights of Honor system requirements

Minimum: 16 MB with 1024x768 resol…, 0.3 GB RAM, 1.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® XP, Windows® 2000
Processor
1 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or AMD® Athlon™ processor
Graphics
16 MB video card with 1024x768 resolution
Memory
256 MB RAM
Storage
1.2 GB free hard disk space plus space for saved games

Does Knights of Honor have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Knights of Honor run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Native resolution not supported
  • 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 Knights of Honor 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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