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Kingdoms and Castles

Lion Shield, LLC · 2017-07-20

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 20, 2017 (Mac), Jul 20, 2017 (Linux), Jul 20, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 01, 2023 (Xbox One), Dec 01, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 21, 2024 (PlayStation 4)

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.

Kingdoms and Castles is a 2017 Indie, Simulation, Strategy game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 31418 reviews).

135
playing now
94%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
4.50★
PlayStation Store rating (765 ratings)
40h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 60h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

135 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building video game developed by Lion Shield and released on July 20, 2017, for Linux, macOS, and Windows. In the game, players build and expand a medieval town while defending it from dragons and vikings. The game received mixed to average reviews on release.

Trailer

Kingdoms and Castles trailer thumbnail

Trotz Drachen-Angriff: Das Mittelalter-Aufbauspiel Kingdoms and Castles wächst königlich weiter!

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 135 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,086 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~136/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 49,701 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 787k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,470 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at GOG (2018-09-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 52 of 71 observed days · $13.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 819 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,140 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 547 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4091162026-09-15 12:00 — 147 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 180 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 166 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 305 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 409 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 233 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 193 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 297 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 232 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 207 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 233 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 174 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 133 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 222 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 280 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 156 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 196 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 212 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 151 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 222 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 304 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 139 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 135 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k13Apr 2017Aug 2026Apr 2017 — avg 33 · peak 140Jul 2017 — avg 802 · peak 4,836Oct 2017 — avg 215 · peak 485Jan 2018 — avg 735 · peak 2,770Apr 2018 — avg 289 · peak 593Jul 2018 — avg 487 · peak 1,817Oct 2018 — avg 270 · peak 648Jan 2019 — avg 368 · peak 1,213Apr 2019 — avg 230 · peak 431Jul 2019 — avg 390 · peak 891Oct 2019 — avg 230 · peak 461Jan 2020 — avg 421 · peak 1,062Apr 2020 — avg 548 · peak 1,389Jul 2020 — avg 340 · peak 637Oct 2020 — avg 272 · peak 471Jan 2021 — avg 415 · peak 829Apr 2021 — avg 343 · peak 632Jul 2021 — avg 354 · peak 714Oct 2021 — avg 337 · peak 675Jan 2022 — avg 454 · peak 955Apr 2022 — avg 253 · peak 424Jul 2022 — avg 442 · peak 769Oct 2022 — avg 421 · peak 871Jan 2023 — avg 453 · peak 793Apr 2023 — avg 272 · peak 458Jul 2023 — avg 583 · peak 1,353Oct 2023 — avg 632 · peak 1,985Jan 2024 — avg 499 · peak 1,215Apr 2024 — avg 336 · peak 610Jul 2024 — avg 341 · peak 547Oct 2024 — avg 269 · peak 487Jan 2025 — avg 336 · peak 606Apr 2025 — avg 294 · peak 531Jul 2025 — avg 299 · peak 502Oct 2025 — avg 250 · peak 470Jan 2026 — avg 255 · peak 475Apr 2026 — avg 263 · peak 606Jul 2026 — avg 242 · peak 426Aug 2026 — avg 213 · peak 363
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$6.992017-03-112026-10-152017-03-11 — best price $9.992018-01-11 — best price $7.492018-06-21 — best price $7.492018-11-01 — best price $9.992019-01-04 — best price $9.992019-06-18 — best price $9.992019-11-08 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-11-10 — best price $9.992021-01-04 — best price $9.992021-05-17 — best price $6.992021-10-19 — best price $6.992021-11-29 — best price $9.992022-02-21 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $6.992022-09-26 — best price $14.992022-12-18 — best price $14.992023-03-13 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-03-01 — best price $14.992024-09-06 — best price $9.892025-02-13 — best price $14.992025-05-18 — best price $14.992025-10-28 — best price $9.892026-04-03 — best price $14.992026-06-18 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.992026-09-07 — best price $9.992026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-09-23 — best price $9.992026-10-01 — best price $9.992026-10-09 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2862026-05-29 — 13 pageviews2026-06-02 — 16 pageviews2026-06-06 — 12 pageviews2026-06-10 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 14 pageviews2026-06-18 — 20 pageviews2026-06-22 — 23 pageviews2026-06-26 — 26 pageviews2026-06-30 — 21 pageviews2026-07-04 — 26 pageviews2026-07-08 — 20 pageviews2026-07-12 — 18 pageviews2026-07-16 — 17 pageviews2026-07-20 — 17 pageviews2026-07-24 — 14 pageviews2026-07-28 — 18 pageviews2026-08-01 — 15 pageviews2026-08-05 — 17 pageviews2026-08-09 — 19 pageviews2026-08-13 — 13 pageviews2026-08-17 — 6 pageviews2026-08-21 — 21 pageviews2026-08-25 — 13 pageviews2026-08-29 — 19 pageviews2026-09-02 — 26 pageviews2026-09-06 — 23 pageviews2026-09-10 — 9 pageviews2026-09-14 — 10 pageviews2026-09-18 — 9 pageviews2026-09-22 — 16 pageviews2026-09-26 — 22 pageviews2026-09-30 — 17 pageviews2026-10-04 — 22 pageviews2026-10-07 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
96.8%
earned "Your First Hamlet"
29.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing2 DLC

18 supported languages: English, German, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-05-06, latest 2022-05-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)23,9167%12
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)7626%12
PS5 (PlayStation)44320%13
PS4 (PlayStation)12530%13

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSActionEconomySandboxBuildingMedievalStrategySurvivalColony SimManagement

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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