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Rising Lords

Argonwood · Deck13 · 2024-01-18

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jan 18, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 18, 2024 (Xbox One), May 27, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!

Rising Lords is an Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 to 50,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (71% of 974 reviews).

2
playing now
71%
positive of 974 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 39 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 70% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (119 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 974 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: $8.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 45 of 78 observed days · $11.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
919120202026Week of 2020-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1612026-09-15 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 16 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
813Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 32 · peak 203Aug 2020 — avg 9 · peak 32Oct 2020 — avg 7 · peak 28Dec 2020 — avg 11 · peak 33Feb 2021 — avg 12 · peak 36Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 16Jun 2021 — avg 15 · peak 55Aug 2021 — avg 12 · peak 32Oct 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Dec 2021 — avg 13 · peak 41Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 37Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 25Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 21Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 20Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 31Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 30Feb 2024 — avg 62 · peak 189Apr 2024 — avg 20 · peak 61Jun 2024 — avg 13 · peak 40Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 43Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$8.992020-05-272026-10-142020-05-27 — best price $17.102020-11-02 — best price $19.002020-12-22 — best price $15.202021-06-14 — best price $19.002021-10-28 — best price $15.582021-12-10 — best price $19.002022-02-14 — best price $15.202022-07-07 — best price $19.002023-03-16 — best price $14.252023-07-13 — best price $19.002023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992025-03-04 — best price $14.992025-06-09 — best price $19.992025-07-23 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-06 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-09 — best price $12.992026-04-07 — best price $11.992026-04-28 — best price $11.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-08-30 — best price $11.992026-09-04 — best price $11.992026-09-09 — best price $11.992026-09-14 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-09-24 — best price $9.992026-09-29 — best price $9.992026-10-04 — best price $9.992026-10-09 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
37.9%
earned "The Journey Begins"
11.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller support1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-04-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1811%12
Xbox One (Xbox)632%12
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieHex GridMedievalStrategyTacticalSimulationTurn-BasedMultiplayerCity Builder

Census log

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

Recent updates

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