PCGame

Kingdoms and Castles

Medieval city builder with modular castles and Viking raids

Lion Shield, LLC · Released Jul 20, 2017

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 32K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
87% of 101 in 30 days
Players
919
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 days ago
Nov 3, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 260
4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Kingdoms and Castles?

A single-player city-building simulation about establishing a kingdom in a seasonal world threatened by Viking raiders and dragons. In an open-ended sandbox, you gather resources, manage food, taxes, health, and happiness, then construct block-based castles to defend your settlement.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy approachable, open-ended city builders
  • +you want to construct castles and repel Viking raids
  • +you prefer single-player sandboxes with self-set goals

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer city building
  • −you dislike balancing resources, citizen needs, and defenses
  • −you prefer combat-focused strategy over settlement planning

What players say

93% of 31,924 reviews are positive · 87% of 101 in the last 30 days

Players praise the approachable city-building loop, varied maps, and the ability to construct working walls, gates, and towers. The most common complaints are limited building variety and content, shallow late-game progression, and the lack of a clear tutorial.

Players over time

▲ +191% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 919 players on Nov 7, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026919
Nov 6, 2026801
Nov 5, 2026822
Nov 4, 2026741
Nov 3, 2026157
Nov 2, 2026143
Nov 1, 2026166
Oct 31, 2026162
Oct 30, 2026125
Oct 29, 2026123
Oct 28, 2026133
Oct 27, 2026132
Oct 26, 2026172
Oct 25, 2026181
Oct 24, 2026174
Oct 23, 2026140
Oct 22, 2026137
Oct 21, 2026147
Oct 20, 2026153
Oct 19, 2026166
Oct 18, 2026173
Oct 17, 2026177
Oct 16, 2026167
Oct 15, 2026154
Oct 14, 2026172
Oct 13, 2026160
Oct 12, 2026205
Oct 11, 2026205
Oct 10, 2026191
Oct 9, 2026162
Oct 8, 2026169
Oct 7, 2026169
Oct 6, 2026190
Oct 5, 2026199
Oct 4, 2026208
Oct 3, 2026175
Oct 2, 2026161
Oct 1, 2026185
Sep 30, 2026168
Sep 29, 2026182
Sep 28, 2026232
Sep 27, 2026241
Sep 26, 2026242
Sep 25, 2026217
Sep 24, 2026217
Sep 23, 2026197
Sep 23, 2026246
Sep 22, 2026261
Sep 21, 2026309

Screenshots and trailer

Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 1

Kingdoms and Castles system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 260, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Kingdoms and Castles?

Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.

Set up my 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
Graphics
nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

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
Graphics
nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space

Does Kingdoms and Castles have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Kingdoms and Castles run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • 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
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
12
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Swedish, Turkish, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Kingdoms and Castles 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

Recent updates

2 DLC available.

Games like Kingdoms and Castles