Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Real-time medieval grand strategy with court management and tactical battles
Black Sea Games · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Dec 6, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 6,718
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 25 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 188
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Jan 16, 2024
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Knights of Honor II: Sovereign?
A real-time grand strategy sandbox set across medieval Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. You rule a historical kingdom, appoint court officials, develop cities, manage trade and diplomacy, raise armies, expand across provinces, and directly command battles in real time.
For you if...
- +you prefer approachable grand strategy with moderate depth
- +you enjoy managing diplomacy, trade, courts, and armies
- +you want single-player or multiplayer medieval campaigns
Not for you if...
- −you expect deep, polished tactical battles
- −you want detailed dynastic politics and frequent events
- −you prefer tightly guided campaigns over open-ended sandboxes
What players say
77% of 6,718 reviews are positive · 88% of 25 in the last 30 days
Players praise the accessible strategy layer, court management, and balance between complexity and ease of learning. Common complaints describe tactical battles as shallow, while AI behavior, rebellions, diplomacy, and vassals can create frustrating wars. Several recent reviewers also criticize the lack of continued updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- AMD FX-8350 or Intel Core i5-2500K
- Graphics
- Radeon HD 7870 / GeForce GTX 750-Ti
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 14 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or Intel Core i5-6600k
- Graphics
- Radeon RX 580 / GeForce GTX 1660
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 14 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. Solid State Drive (SSD) recommended.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 100
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Hindi, Indonesian.
Tags
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Medieval
- Grand Strategy
- RTS
- Historical
- Multiplayer
- Singleplayer
- 4X
- Sandbox
- City Builder
- Open World
- Management
Recent updates
- Jan 16, 2024 · Knights of Honor II Patch 1.7.0
- Dec 22, 2023 · Knights of Honor II - Beta Patch 1.7.0b1
- Nov 14, 2023 · Knights of Honor II Patch Notes Game ver. 1.6.0
- Nov 7, 2023 · Knights of Honor II Beta Patch Notes 1.6.0b4
- Nov 3, 2023 · Knights of Honor II Beta Patch Notes
1 DLC available.
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