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Rising Lords

Medieval turn-based strategy with province management and card-driven battles

Argonwood · Published by Deck13, WhisperGames · Released Jan 18, 2024

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 974
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 18, 2026
Minimum PC
Dedicated with min. 2GB s…
4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is Rising Lords?

You rule medieval provinces in this turn-based strategy game, managing serfs, taxes, rations, construction, and armies. Battles take place on a hex grid, where cards affect troops. A story campaign follows Tankred as he expands and defends his realm; separate scenarios and multiplayer matches are also available.

For you if...

  • +you like balancing medieval economies with turn-based battles
  • +you enjoy hex-grid tactics shaped by combat cards
  • +you want a story campaign alongside multiplayer matches

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer real-time battles over deliberate turn-based tactics
  • −you dislike managing taxes, rations, and resource production
  • −you expect a campaign that thoroughly explains its systems

What players say

71% of 974 reviews are positive

Players praise the approachable economy, tactical battles, and art style. They complain about bugs and crashes, clunky menus, sparse explanations, and punishing campaign scenarios. One player also reports serious DLC bugs.

How many players finish Rising Lords?

3.3% of Steam players have unlocked «And the Story Ends», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Rising Lords system requirements

Minimum: Dedicated with min. 2GB s…, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
WIndows 64bit
Processor
2,27 GHz Dual Core
Graphics
Dedicated Graphics Card with min. 2GB shared RAM
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Quad Core
Graphics
Dedicated Graphics Card with min. 2 GB dedicated RAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Rising Lords have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Rising Lords 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
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • 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
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
12
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.

Does Rising Lords 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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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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